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    the only species of botfly known to parasitize humans routinely, though other species of flies cause myiasis in humans. A botfly, also written bot fly...
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    The human botfly, Dermatobia hominis (Greek δέρμα, skin + βίος, life, and Latin hominis, of a human), is a species of botfly whose larvae parasitise humans...
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    The name deer botfly (also deer nose botfly) refers to any species in the genus Cephenemyia (sometimes misspelled as Cephenomyia or Cephenemya), within...
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    Cephenemyia ulrichii or the moose botfly, also called the elk botfly, moose nose botfly or moose throat botfly, is a large botfly that resembles a bumblebee...
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    was historically commonly consumed by the Inuit. Botfly Cephenemyia trompe, the reindeer nose botfly, another parasitic reindeer fly Lagacé-Wiens, PR;...
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    (human botfly) Cordylobia anthropophaga (tumbu fly) Cordylobia rodhaini (Lund's fly) Oestrus ovis (sheep botfly) Hypoderma spp. (cattle botflies or ox...
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  • Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gadfly most commonly refers to: Horse fly or botfly Gadfly (philosophy and social science), a person who upsets the status quo...
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  • Star Trek: Birth of the Federation (also known as Star Trek: The Next Generation: Birth of the Federation and Birth of the Federation) is a 4X turn-based...
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    Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis (also called nose botfly or lip botfly) is a species of the genus Gasterophilus that lays eggs on the lips and around the...
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  • (sheep keds) and relatives Oestridae (bot flies) Human botfly Cuterebra fontinella (mouse botfly) Phlebotominae (sand flies) Phthiraptera (Lice) Body louse...
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    Oestrus ovis (redirect from Sheep botfly)
    Hosseini, Keramatalah (2004), External Ophthalmomyiasis Caused by Sheep Botfly (oestrus ovis) Larva: A Report of 8 Cases. (PDF), Archives of Iranian Medicine...
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    known as the reindeer nose botfly, is a species of botfly first described by Adolph Modéer in 1786. It belongs to the deer botfly genus Cephenemyia. This...
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    1898 i c g b Cuterebra lepusculi Townsend, 1897 i c g b (cottontail rabbit botfly) Cuterebra lopesi Guimaraes, 1990 c g Cuterebra lutzi Bau, 1930 c g Cuterebra...
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    Gasterophilus, commonly known as botfly, is a genus of parasitic fly from the family Oestridae that affects different types of animals, especially horses...
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  • Cuterebra lepusculi, the cottontail rabbit botfly, is a species of new world skin bot fly in the family Oestridae. "Cuterebra lepusculi Report". Integrated...
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    yellowish mantle. male troop adult with infant juvenile juvenile female with botfly parasite Cuarón, A.D.; Shedden, A.; Rodríguez-Luna, E.; de Grammont, P.C...
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    in the jungle, she dealt with severe insect bites and an infestation of botfly larvae in her injured arm. After nine days, she was able to find an encampment...
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  • unintentionally exposes the "demon" plaguing the monastery: an outbreak of botflies. Father Thomas's body begins to rot, disproving his saintliness, and the...
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    is a genus of botfly which parasitize rhinoceroses. The best-known species is Gyrostigma rhinocerontis, the rhinoceros stomach botfly, which develops...
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  • does not result in lower fertility - chipmunks mate in the spring, while botfly infections occur in the summer, and the larva do not impede sperm production...
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    pests of agricultural crops; others such as tsetse flies, screwworm and botflies (Oestridae) attack livestock, causing wounds, spreading disease, and creating...
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    A case has been reported of a sebaceous cyst being caused by the human botfly. Hereditary causes of sebaceous cysts include Gardner's syndrome and basal...
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    predators are various birds of prey. Cottontails can also be parasitized by botfly species including Cuterebra fontinella. Newborn cottontails are particularly...
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    Gyrostigma rhinocerontis (also known as the Rhinoceros stomach botfly) is the largest fly species known in Africa. It is a parasite of the black rhinoceros...
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    hippopotamuses, rhinoceroses, and giraffes, eating ticks, small insects, botfly larvae, and other parasites, as well as the animals' blood. The behaviour...
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    especially the reindeer warble fly or reindeer botfly (Hypoderma tarandi) and the reindeer nose botfly (Cephenemyia trompe), are a plague to reindeer...
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    species specific markers, scientists can accurately identify the species of a botfly at any stage of life. In many cases larvae look ambiguous enough to be confused...
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  • spp. exhibit significant resemblance, but identification as a Cuterebra botfly is sufficient for diagnosis as cuterebriasis. Typically, a third larval-instar...
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    groenlandica Arctic woolly bear moth mid larval mid larval Cuterebra fontinella Mouse botfly mid larval pupa Nothobranchius furzeri turquoise killifish egg egg...
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  • causes pediculosis Crab louse (Pthirus pubis): causes phthiriasis Human botfly maggot (Dermatobia hominis): causes myiasis Flea (Siphonaptera): causes...
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