Scanning electron microscopy of sarcophagid (Diptera) larvae recovered from a case of human cutaneous myiasis

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 854-859

  Colwell, Douglas D ^a   O'Connor, Micheal ^a,b  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b Medicine Hat Regional Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cutaneous myiasis; Sarcophagid; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FLY; HUMAN; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; MYIASIS; PARASITOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; HUMANS; LARVA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MYIASIS;

EID: 0034323490     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-37.6.854     Document Type: Article

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