Human Myiasis in North America (1952-1962 Inclusive)

Scott, Harold George

doi:10.2307/3493743

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“…Additional cases were identified by reviewing the reference lists of relevant articles. Data from articles that provided insufficient information to characterize the cases described were not included [36]. A total of 56 cases were identified, the characteristics and features of which are presented in table 2.…”

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Autochthonous Furuncular Myiasis in the United States: Case Report and Literature Review

2003

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Most cases of furuncular myiasis in the United States are acquired during travel to other countries. Autochthonous cases are infrequently reported and are most often due to accidental infestation of humans by larvae of flies belonging to the genus Cuterebra, commonly known as "rabbit bot flies" or "rodent bot flies." We describe a case of furuncular myiasis due to Cuterebra larvae in the hand of a patient residing in Wisconsin. The infestation was acquired while the patient gardened near a seepage lake during August. The patient developed papular lesions on the hand and received therapy for presumed bacterial furunculosis, which did not lead to improvement. Retrieval of one of the larvae from the patient permitted identification of the causative agent, and application of an occlusive ointment resulted in complete cure. North American cuterebrid myiasis is rare, and the diagnosis is frequently delayed. Myiasis should be considered when treating patients with refractory furunculosis.

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Autochthonous Furuncular Myiasis in the United States: Case Report and Literature Review

2003

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“…The blow fly Cochliomyia macellaria is a primary colonizer of human and animal remains, and is important in nutrient cycling [11,12] and forensic investigations of deaths [13,14]. As an agent of myiasis [15,16] and as a filth feeding fly, this species can be a veterinary and medical pest by causing direct damage to hosts and by spreading pathogenic bacteria [17]. Genomic tools for this blow fly can be expected to improve the benefits of Cochliomyia macellaria biology and to ameliorate the negative aspect.…”

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A divide-and-conquer algorithm for large-scale de novo transcriptome assembly through combining small assemblies from existing algorithms

Sze

Parrott

Tarone

2016

2016 IEEE 6th International Conference on Computational Advances in Bio and Medical Sciences (ICCABS)

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Background: While the continued development of high-throughput sequencing has facilitated studies of entire transcriptomes in non-model organisms, the incorporation of an increasing amount of RNA-Seq libraries has made de novo transcriptome assembly difficult. Although algorithms that can assemble a large amount of RNA-Seq data are available, they are generally very memory-intensive and can only be used to construct small assemblies. Results: We develop a divide-and-conquer strategy that allows these algorithms to be utilized, by subdividing a large RNA-Seq data set into small libraries. Each individual library is assembled independently by an existing algorithm, and a merging algorithm is developed to combine these assemblies by picking a subset of high quality transcripts to form a large transcriptome. When compared to existing algorithms that return a single assembly directly, this strategy achieves comparable or increased accuracy as memory-efficient algorithms that can be used to process a large amount of RNA-Seq data, and comparable or decreased accuracy as memory-intensive algorithms that can only be used to construct small assemblies. Conclusions: Our divide-and-conquer strategy allows memory-intensive de novo transcriptome assembly algorithms to be utilized to construct large assemblies.

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“…As a result of our involvement with the above case, and the lack of published information on wound myiasis treatment, we developed an experiment to address the following questions: [1] how effective is Dakin's solution in the treatment of wounds infested with fly larvae; and [2] are other wound cleansing solutions more effective in the treatment of wounds infested with fly larvae? The main objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of common wound cleansers on maggot mortality.…”

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“…Myiasis is defined as the infestation of human or other animal tissues by fly larvae (Diptera), commonly referred to as maggots [1,2]. Fly species that normally breed in meat or carrion can become attracted to necrotic tissue odors and colonize preexisting wounds resulting in a type of facultative cutaneous myiasis, often called wound myiasis [3,4].…”

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Effectiveness of wound cleansing treatments on maggot (Diptera, Calliphoridae) mortality

McIntosh

Merritt

Kolar

et al. 2011

Forensic Science International

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Human Myiasis in North America (1952-1962 Inclusive)

Cited by 51 publications

References 18 publications

Autochthonous Furuncular Myiasis in the United States: Case Report and Literature Review

Autochthonous Furuncular Myiasis in the United States: Case Report and Literature Review

A divide-and-conquer algorithm for large-scale de novo transcriptome assembly through combining small assemblies from existing algorithms

Effectiveness of wound cleansing treatments on maggot (Diptera, Calliphoridae) mortality

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