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screw-worm

the larvae of callitroga, chrysomyabezziana and passeromyia.

screw-worm flies

the flies that produce screw-worms.

screw-worm myiasis

invasion of normal skin wounds by maggots of callitroga, chrysomyabezziana and passeromyia flies. Large masses of tissue may be destroyed and the case fatality rate approximates 100%. All animal species including humans are susceptible.

New world screw-worm

Cochliomyia hominivorax.

Old world screw-worm

Chrysomya bezziana.

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