Cuterebra

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Cuterebra

(kū-te-rē'bră),

A genus of botflies with large blue or black bumblebeelike adults, the larvae of which most commonly infest rodents and lagomorphs (hares and rabbits); the larvae develop into large spiny grubs, usually in the subcutaneous connective tissue of the neck. Similar grubs, probably of other species, are not uncommon in cats and are sometimes found in dogs and in humans.

[L. cutis, skin, + terebro, to bore, fr. terebra, an auger]

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Cuterebra

(kut?e-re'bra, ku-ter')

A genus of botflies whose maggots (larvae) may infest the skin, causing myiasis.

See: botfly; myiasis

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fontinella (the only known mouse-specialist Cuterebra species in Florida), in none of these studies was the species of Cuterebra identified.

Two flies obtained from larvae infesting an eastern woodrat (Neotoma floridana) in Indian River County, Florida, are identified as Cuterebra fontinella, a species that typically parasitizes various species of mice.

First record of Cuterebra fontinella (Diptera: Oestridae) larvae infesting a Florida rat (Rodentia: Muridae)

For cats affected by the cuterebra parasite, the prognosis may also be favorable.

When they lose a sense of balance: disorientation, darting eyes and tilting the head can result when vestibular syndrome develops

Bot fly (Cuterebra sp.) parasitism of white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) in southern Illinois.

Population parameters of Peromyscus leucopus (white-footed deermice) inhabiting a heavy metal contaminated superfund site

Effects of bot fly (Cuterebra fontinella) parasitism on a population of white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus).

Effects of bot fly (Cuterebra) parasitism on activity patterns of Peromyscus maniculatus in the laboratory.

Effects of bot fly parasitism on movements of Peromyscus leucopus

Identification of a surgically removed Cuterebra larva by scanning electron microscopy.

Human ophthalmomyiasis interna caused by Hypoderma tarandi, Northern Canada

During curation of the immature insect collection in the Department of Entomology & Nematology at the University of Florida, an isopropanol-preserved larva that appeared to belong to a Cuterebra species was encountered.

Cuterebrosis 1n a Florida horse: first equid record for North America

Bot flies, Cuterebra sp., are myiasis-producing parasites that typically infect rodents and lagomorphs (Davidson & Nettles 1988).

Prevalence of cuterebrid (Diptera: Cuterebridae) parasitism among black-tailed jackrabbits in southern Texas

However, a cuterebra infestation has a distinguishing feature in cats that owners should be aware of: "If it ends up developing its lesion in the skin and migrates deep into the cat's body, it is lethal.

Cuterebra infestation can be deadly: if the parasite migrates to the brain, it can result in aggression, seizures, spinal paralysis and blindess

Cuterebra cutaneous myiasis: Case report and world literature review.

Human myiasis in rural South Africa is under-reported

There are over 30 Cuterebra species that have evolved to be host-specific obligate parasites (Sabrosky 1986; Wood 1987).

Bot fly (cuterebrid) prevalence and intensity in Southern Illinois peromyscus species and a comparison to the literature

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