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Myiasis

Known as: Infestation by maggots, Infestation by fly larvae, infestation maggot 
The infection of a fly larva (maggot) in human tissue, which most commonly occurs in tropical climates. Affected tissues most commonly include skin… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
The Western honey bee, Apis mellifera, is the most important animal pollinator in agriculture worldwide providing more than 90… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
Myiasis is derived from the Greek word, myia, meaning fly. The term was first introduced by Hope in 1840 and refers to the… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Deformed wing virus (DWV) is a honeybee viral pathogen either persisting as an inapparent infection or resulting in wing… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Aim  The hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA; Adelges tsugae Annand), a small, aphid‐like insect native to Japan, is currently migrating… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
BACKGROUND The epidemiologic characteristics of human myiasis in the United States remain undefined. OBJECTIVE To describe the… 
Highly Cited
1999
Review
1999
Review
1999
The body louse, Pediculus humanus humanus, is a strict human parasite, living and multiplying in clothing. Louse infestation is… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Prior to the work of Cable and Hopp (J. Parasit. 40(6): 674.680, 1954) Neoechinorhynchus emydis (L e i d y, 1851) was the only…