SCREW WORMS – en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochliomyia BE AWARE when importing pets from affected regions - Cochliomyia is a genus in the family Calliphoridae, known as blowflies, in the order Diptera. Cochliomyia are commonly referred to as the New World screwworm fly. There are four species in this genus: Cochliomyia macellaria, Cochliomyia hominivorax, Cochliomyia aldrichi, and Cochliomyia minima.[1][2] The two main species are Cochliomyia hominivorax and Cochliomyia macellaria. Cochliomyia hominivorax are known as the primary screwworm because their larvae produce myiasis and feed on living tissue. This feeding causes deep, pocket-like lesions in the skin, which can be very damaging to the animal host. Cochliomyia macellaria are known as the secondary screwworm because their larvae produce myiasis, but feed only on necrotic tissue. This species is forensically important because it is often associated with dead bodies and carcasses. Both C. hominivorax and C. macellaria thrive in warm, tropical areas. Continued en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochliomyia COUNTRIES AFFECTED WITH SCREW WORM - aphis.usda.gov/wps/portal/aphis/ourfocus/importexport?1dmy&urile=wcm%3apath%3a/aphis_content_library/sa_our_focus/sa_animal_health/sa_import_into_us/sa_entry_requirements/sa_equine/ct_equine_countries_with_screwworm SCREW WORM INFORMATION FACT SHEET - cfsph.iastate.edu/Factsheets/pdfs/screwworm_myiasis.pdf MORE - daff.gov.au/animal-plant-health/pests-diseases-weeds/animal/screw-worm-fly A SPECIAL BRAND OF HORROR - blogs.discovermagazine/bodyhorrors/2013/07/22/screwworm-myiasis/ VERY INFORMATIVE - fao.org/docrep/003/t0756e/t0756e04.htm COUNTRIES AFFECTED WITH SCREW WORMS ……. Angola Argentina Bahrain Bangladesh Benin Bolivia Botswana Brazil Brunei Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Central African Republic China Columbia Congo Dominican Republic Ecuador Equatorial Guinear French Guinea Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti India Indonesia Iraq Isla de Pascua (Easter Island, part of Chile) Ivory Coast Jamaica Kenya Kuwait Laos Lesotho Liberia Macau Malawi Malaysia Mali Mauritania Mozambique Myanmar Namibiar Nigeria Oman Pacific Islands (Palau) Papua New Guinea Paraacel Islands Paraguay Peru Philippines Qatar Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Sierra Leone Singapore South Africa Spratly Islands Sri Lanka Surinam Swaziland Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Togo Trinidad and Tobago Uganda United Arab Emirates Uruguay Venezuela Vietnam Zaire Zambia Zimbabwe
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