Three incidents of human myiasis by rodent Cuterebra (Diptera: Cuterebridae) larvae in a localized region of Western Pennsylvania

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 831-832

  Keth, Andrew C ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cuterebra; Human myiasis; Parasitization; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

CUTEREBRA; CUTEREBRINAE; DIPTERA; RODENTIA;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FLY; HUMAN; LARVA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYIASIS; PARASITOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RODENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIPTERA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARVA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYIASIS; PENNSYLVANIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0033219736     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/36.6.831     Document Type: Article

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