Myiasis During Adventure Sports Race

Seppänen, Mikko; Virolainen-Julkunen, Anni; Kakko, Iiro; Vilkamaa, Pekka; Meri, Seppo

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Myiasis During Adventure Sports Race

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Jan 2004
By Seppänen, Mikko ; Virolainen-Julkunen, Anni ; Kakko, Iiro ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Seppänen, Mikko ; Virolainen-Julkunen, Anni ; Kakko, Iiro ; Vilkamaa, Pekka ; Meri, Seppo
Description:

Travelers who have visited tropical areas may exhibit aggressive forms of obligatory myiases, in which the larvae (maggots) invasively feed on living tissue. The risk of a traveler's acquiring a screwworm infestation has been considered negligible, but with the increasing popularity of adventure sports and wildlife travel, this risk may need to be reassessed.
Subjects:

Adult Animals Humans Larva Male Myiasis Sports Travel
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 10(1):137-139.
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Journal Article
Genre:

Dispatch
Place as Subject:

Brazil
Volume:

10
Issue:

1
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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