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Myiasis in humans and other animals, including applied applications in larval therapy & forensic entomology

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stevens, Jamie
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Henry Stewart Talks 2010, 2010
Series:Vector-borne diseases : characterization and epidemiology of arthropod transmitted infections
Subjects:
Diptera
Myiasis / Epidemiology
Screw Worm Infection / Epidemiology
Diptera / Growth & Development
Entomology / Methods
Myiasis
Forensic Entomology
Disease Vectors
Screw Worm Infection / Prevention & Control
Forensic Sciences / Methods
Larva
Diptera / Physiology
Myiasis / Parasitology
Myiasis / Prevention & Control
Online Access:
Collection: Henry Stewart Talks - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Typical larval infestations
  • The importance of myiasis-causing flies
  • Defining myiasis
  • Classification of myiasis
  • Blowflies and screwworm flies
  • Comparison of blowfly lifecycles
  • Economic impact of myiasis
  • Furuncular & Sanguinivorous larvae
  • Flesh flies: Sarcophagidae
  • Bot and warble flies: Oestridae
  • Other flies and the rat-tailed maggot
  • Evolution of parasitism in myiasis-causing flies & of myiasis
  • Breeding strategies influencing myiasis control
  • Myiasis control: traps, targets and insecticides
  • Disease ecology
  • Distribution of New World screwworm fly
  • SIT programme in North and Central America
  • Climate data, models and control
  • Larval therapy

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