First report of intestinal myiasis caused by por Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae);Primer reporte en Cuba de miasis intestinal por Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)

Revista Cubana de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  González, Omar Fuentes ^a   Oliva, Grisel Risco ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL PEDRO KOURÍ   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Cuba; Diptera; Hermetia illucens; Intestinal myiasis; Stratiomyidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 66049158682     PISSN: 03750760     EISSN: 15613054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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