myiasis
Let an agent explain myiasis and its forms in general terms from medical and veterinary sources, describe causative flies, prevention and treatment, and route human and animal cases to clinicians and veterinarians.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain myiasis and its forms in general terms from medical and veterinary sources, describe causative flies, prevention and treatment, and route human and animal cases to clinicians and veterinarians.
Infestation of living tissue of humans or animals by fly larvae, caused by species of Diptera whose maggots feed on tissue, in forms such as cutaneous myiasis from botflies of the family Oestridae including hypodermyasis from warble flies, wound myiasis from screwworms and flesh flies including wohlfahrtiosis, fly strike in sheep from blowflies, and rare cavity and intracerebral myiasis; myiasis occurs mainly in tropical and rural areas, is treated by removing larvae and cleaning wounds, and is a major veterinary problem.
What it is for: Not applicable; a parasitic condition.
It can be explain forms and flies; relay prevention and treatment; describe veterinary impact; route cases.
Distinguishing features
Dipteran larvae
Cutaneous and wound forms
Tropical and rural pattern
Veterinary burden
What it looks like
Not a visible object; larvae in skin lesions or wounds.
Physical character
New World screwworm eradicated from the US: 1966 year - sterile insect technique
fly strike losses in sheep: significant economic - Australia and UK
How it is recognised
Fly larva infestation of living tissue
Cutaneous, wound, cavity and intracerebral myiasis; hypodermyasis, wohlfahrtiosis, fly strike
Maggot therapy uses sterile larvae deliberately; scabies and other infestations involve mites
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms, in humans
is caused by - larvae of several families
In practice
Families and kinds
furuncular cutaneous myiasis from botflies such as Dermatobia
hypodermyasis from Hypoderma warble flies
wound myiasis from screwworms and Wohlfahrtia causing wohlfahrtiosis
fly strike in sheep from Lucilia blowflies
cavity myiasis of nose, ear and eye
rare intracerebral myiasis
myiasis in wildlife such as Alouattamyia in howler monkeys
Identifiers
ICD-11 1G05 myiasis
MeSH D009198 myiasis
Standards and regulation
Veterinary disease control programmes such as screwworm eradication
Animal welfare rules on fly strike prevention
Travel medicine guidance
Failure modes and hazards
Untreated wound myiasis
Agents giving personal medical advice
Confusing myiasis with maggot therapy or other infestations
Screwworm re-emergence
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Help Cases first.
Safety.
Human
Human cases.
Human
Human.
- What should someone do if they suspect myiasis, per travel medicine guidance? action
- Is the user describing larvae in a wound or skin, which needs a clinician? boundary
Animal
Animal cases.
Animal
Animal.
- What should an owner or farmer do about suspected fly strike or myiasis in animals? action
- Is the user describing an affected animal, which needs a veterinarian? boundary
Understand The condition.
Clinical.
Forms
Forms and flies.
Forms
Forms.
- What are cutaneous, wound, cavity and intracerebral myiasis, and which flies cause each? definition
- Is the question about myiasis, maggot therapy or another infestation? boundary
Life cycle
Life cycles.
Life cycle
Life cycle.
- How do botflies, screwworms and blowflies reach and develop in hosts? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific fly? action
Manage Prevention and treatment.
Clinical.
Treatment
Treatment.
Treatment
Treatment.
- How is myiasis treated by larval removal and wound care, in general terms? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Prevention
Prevention and control.
Prevention
Prevention.
- How are fly strike and screwworm controlled, including the sterile insect technique? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Context Epidemiology and history.
Context.
Epidemiology
Epidemiology.
Epidemiology
Epidemiology.
- Where is myiasis common, and how does it affect travellers and livestock? provenance
- Which entry fits tropical medicine? action
History
History.
History
History.
- How was screwworm eradicated, and how has myiasis been understood historically? provenance
- Which entry fits sterile insect technique? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should fly strike and screwworm be separate primary entries?
- How should medical and veterinary sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming forms and species; should they be split off?