Human pseudomyiasis caused by Eristalis tenax (Linnaeus) (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Goiás

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 185-187

  Garcia Zapata, Marco Tulio A ^a,b   Sidião De Souza Jr , Edson ^a   Fernandes, Fernando Freitas ^a   Santos, Sônia F O ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b Universidade Federal de Golás ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diptera; Eristalis tenax; Pseudomyiasis; Syrphidae

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ERISTALIS TENAX; FEMALE; FLY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MYIASIS; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PSEUDOMYIASIS; SEWER; SOCIOECONOMICS; WATER SUPPLY;

DIPTERA; ERISTALIS TENAX; SYRPHIDAE;

EID: 17144412978     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0037-86822005000200012     Document Type: Article

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