Cordylobia anthropophaga (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Outside Africa: A case of furuncular myiasis in a child returning from Congo

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 187-192

  Dehecq, Éric ^a,b   Nzungu, Placide Nyombe ^c   Cailliez, Jean Charles ^a   Guevart, Édouart ^d   Delhaes, Laurence ^e,f   Dei Cas, Eduardo ^e,f   Bourel, Benoit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LILLE   (France)

^b GROUPE HOSPITALIER DE L'INSTITUT CATHOLIQUE DE LILLE   (France)

^c HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^d Centre Hospitalier Saint Vincent de Paul   (France)

^e INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

^f UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Cordylobia anthropophaga; Myiasis; Parasitology

Indexed keywords

CALLIPHORIDAE; CORDYLOBIA; CORDYLOBIA ANTHROPOPHAGA; DIPTERA;

EID: 16844384843     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/42.2.187     Document Type: Review

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