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

Published Date:

Jan 2004

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1001.020825 New Site Icon

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

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

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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.

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