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tumbu fly
(redirected from Cordylobia anthropophaga)

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tumbu fly
see cordylobiaanthropophaga.
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Myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis (South America) or Cordylobia anthropophaga (Africa) and many other species can cause painful boils.
Parasitic infections often present with nonspecific symptoms by Grobusch, Martin P.; Menezes, Colin N. / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD
Worldwide the most common flies that cause human infestation are Dermatobia hominis (human botfly) and Cordylobia anthropophaga (tumbu fly).
Parasitic infections may be confined to the skin or may have skin ... by Modi, Deepak / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD
 
 
 
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