Myiasis – Wound infected by Cochliomyia hominivorax (screwworm)

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This fly is found only in America. It parasitizes cattle, from a skin wound, or from natural orifices. Eggs are mass-laid on skin, then larvae go into tissues. They induce spectacular “pocket” lesions, with an intense deterioration Avec l’autorisation des éditions Elsevier In: Parasitoses et Mycoses courantes de la peau et des phanères (Guide MédiBio-2003 ELSEVIER ÉDITEURS, PARIS)