Screwworms

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 228, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 357-367

  Alexander, James L ^a  

^a TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DORAMECTIN; FIPRONIL; IVERMECTIN; LINDANE;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CENTRAL AMERICA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISASTER; DOG; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HERD; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LARVA; LIVESTOCK; MEXICO; MYIASIS; NONHUMAN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PANAMA; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIVATE PRACTICE; REVIEW; TISSUE INJURY; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WOUND; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; PEST CONTROL; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCREW WORM INFECTION; UNITED STATES; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUIDAE;

EID: 31544434528     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.228.3.357     Document Type: Review

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