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Screw Worm Infection  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Infection with larvae of the blow fly Cochliomyia hominivorax (Callitroga americanum), a common cause of disease in livestock in the southern and southwestern U.S.A.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Infection, Screw Worm
  • Screw Worm Myiasis

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-SD1376S9-G

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