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Population structure, gene flow and genetic diversity of sheep blowfly (Lucilia cuprina dorsalis) in Australia [PDF]

BMC Genomics
Background Flystrike (cutaneous myiasis) is caused by blowfly larvae of the genus Lucilia. This disease is a major obstacle to sustainable global sheep and wool production.
Shilpa Kapoor, Neil D. Young, Aaron R. Jex, Simon Baxter, Ying Ting Yang, Alana J. Davies, Meghan N. Armstrong, Tamara L. Whiteside, Philip Batterham, Robin B. Gasser, Vernon M. Bowles, Trent Perry, Clare A. Anstead   +12 more
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Initial research on necrophagous true flies (Diptera) in Gryfino Commune

Acta Biologica, 2018
As a result of research carried out in June and July 2017, at five sites in north-western Poland with different characteristics, 769 individuals belonging to three dipteran families of forensic significance were collected.
Tomasz Czernicki, Grzegorz Michoński, Agnieszka Szlauer-Łukaszewska, Aleksandra Bańkowska, Andrzej Zawal   +4 more
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Myiasis in European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) [PDF]

Veterinary Quarterly
Myiasis due to parasitic fly larvae (maggots) can have major consequences for animal health and welfare. The European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus is frequently presented in rehabilitation centres and veterinary practices due to health problems ...
Karolin Schütte, Andrea Springer, Florian Brandes, Maximilian Reuschel, Michael Fehr, Christina Strube   +5 more
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Aural myiasis caused by Lucilia sericata in an asymptomatic patient with dementia [PDF]

IDCases
This study amied to elucidate the case of an older patient suffering from aural myiasis caused by Lucilia sericata. An 81-year-old female patient with a history of middle ear surgery and dementia presented with bleeding in her right ear and visible worms.
Yasunori Maeda, Yusuke Kimura, Junnosuke Abe, Takeomi Ikematsu, Yasuyuki Nomura, Takeshi Oshima   +5 more
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A study of the incidence of Lucilia sericata fly in ovine in Mosul city [PDF]

Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2021
The objective of the current study is to examine the incidence of Lucilia sericata larvae in the sheep in Mosul city, Iraq. From a total of 670 sheep examined, 92 sheep of them 13.7% were infested with Lucilia sericata larvae. For the 516 larvae found in
Nadia S. Alhayali, Nadia H. Mohammed
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Human myiasis in Ecuador. [PDF]

, 2020
We review epidemiological and clinical data on human myiasis from Ecuador, based on data from the Ministry of Public Health (MPH) and a review of the available literature for clinical cases.
Calvopina, M, Castañeda, B, Cooper, PJ, Cueva, I, Ortiz-Prado, E, Rodriguez-Hidalgo, R   +5 more
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Mitochondrial genomic investigation reveals a clear association between species and genotypes of Lucilia and geographic origin in Australia

Parasites & Vectors, 2023
Background Lucilia cuprina and L. sericata (family Calliphoridae) are globally significant ectoparasites of sheep. Current literature suggests that only one of these blowfly subspecies, L.
Shilpa Kapoor, Neil D. Young, Ying Ting Yang, Philip Batterham, Robin B. Gasser, Vernon M. Bowles, Clare A. Anstead, Trent Perry   +7 more
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A metagenomic assessment of the bacteria associated with Lucilia sericata and Lucilia cuprina (Diptera: Calliphoridae) [PDF]

, 2014
Lucilia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Calliphoridae) is a blow fly genus of forensic, medical, veterinary, and agricultural importance. This genus is also famous because of its beneficial uses in maggot debridement therapy (MDT).
Crippen, Tawni L, Dowd, Scot E, Fields, Andrew T, Flores, Micah, Ma, Qun, Singh, Baneshwar, Tarone, Aaron M, Tomberlin, Jeffery K, Wood, Thomas K, Yu, Ziniu, Zheng, Longyu   +10 more
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Infancy Urogenital Myiasis: A Case Report [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
Myiasis is a parasitic infestation of fly larvae caused by dipterous larvae that live in the host’s dead or living tissues. This study reported the first case of urogenital myiasis in infants from Iran caused by Lucilia sericata. The 10-month-old boy was
Ehsan Mohammadi, Mohammad Abtahi, Parham Manouchehri, Tahereh Saberi, Sedigheh Saberi   +4 more
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An assessment of the antibacterial activity in larval excretion/secretion of four species of insects recorded in association with corpses, using Lucilia sericata Meigen as the marker species [PDF]

, 2010
The relative antibacterial activities of excretion/secretion (ES) from two carrion-feeding insects, Calliphora vicina Robineau-Desvoidy and Dermestes maculatus DeGeer, and a detritivore, Tenebrio molitor Linnaeus, were compared to that of Lucilia ...
D.E. Gennard, Gennard, K.M. Barnes, Mégnin, R.A. Dixon, Reinecke   +5 more
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