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Myiasis Flies (book) Flashcards

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Known as the blue bottle flies

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Calliphora spp

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Known as the green bottle flies

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Lucilia spp

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Known as the flesh flies

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Sarcophaga spp

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Known as the houseflies

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Musca spp

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Their eggs or larvae are deposited in or near living tissues which inevitable become parasitic

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Specific or obligate myiasis

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Known as the screw worms

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Callitroga sp., Chrysomyia sp.

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Known as the bot flies

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Gasterophilus sp.

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Known as the warble flies

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Hypoderma sp.

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Enumerate the genera known to be accidental myiasis flies

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Calliphora, Lucilia, Sarcophaga, Musca

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Known as the black bottle flies

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Phormia spp.

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eggs or larvae deposited in decaying organic matter and less frequently in diseased tissues and neglected wounds

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Semi-obligate myiasis

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Enumerate the genera known to be semi-obligate myiasis (Common names)

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Fleshflies
Green bottle flies
Blue bottle flies
Black bottle flies

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Enumerate the genera known to be obligate myiasis species (Common names)

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Screw worm flies
Bot flies
Warble flies

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Enumerate the important families of myiasis flies

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Calliphoridae
Sarcophagidae
Oestridae
Cuterebridae

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Calliphora species with black genae

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Calliphora vomitoria

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Calliphora species with red eyes and genae

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Calliphora erythrocephalia

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This genus are stout with metallic blue color body.

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Genus Calliphora

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these are lobes or scale like appendages at the junction of the thorax and wings

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squama

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Identify the common name of Genus Lucilia

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Green bottle flies or Copper bottle flies

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This genus are stout with metallic coppery green body

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Genus Lucilia

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squama of calliphora

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short and long hairs

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squama of genus lucilia

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short hairs only

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Identify the main cause of strike in the US belonging to Genus Lucilia

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Lucilia sericata

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Identify the main cause of blow fly strike in sheep in Australia

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Lucilia cuprina (L. caesar)

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What is the color of the eyes of Genus Lucilia?
brownish red
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These species are black with metallic blue green sheen:
Genus Phormia
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Phormia species present in Great Britain and US
P. regina
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Phormia species present in US, Canada, Britain
P. terraenovae
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Identify the 3 genera which cause strike in sheep
Calliphora Lucilia Phormia
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strike in tail after docking
tail strike
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strike in penis or sheath
pizzle strike
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strike in deep head folds
poll strike
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wound strike is located on
wounded areas
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body strike
dorsal region of the body
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Type of female of calliphora flies
Oviparous
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Characteristics of calliphorine pupa
brown, oval, non motile
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This genus is green to violet with 3 longitudinal stripes on thorax, eyes and face are orange brown
Genus Callitroga
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The common name of genus callitroga
screw worm fly
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Give the genus and species with larvae pigmented trachea and large posterior spiracles
Callitroga hominivorax
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Give the genus and species of myiasis flies with larvae having non pigmented trachea and small posterior spiracles
C. macellaria
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Give the common name for Genus Chryzomyia
screw worm fly
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They are characterized by green to bluish black flies
Genus Chryzomyia
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Most important myiasis fly in the Philippines esp. Negros and Panay islands
Genus Chryzomyia
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eggs are laid in wound from accidents, surgeries around vulva with bloody discharge
genus chryzomyia
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Give the pupal period of Chryzomyia bezziana
7 days
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Scientific name for skin maggot fly
Cordylobia anthropophaga
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The pupal period of Booponus spp
10-17 days
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This genus has an abdomen with dark checkerd markings, thorax has 3 longitudinal stripes, and light or dark grey in color
Genus Sarcophaga
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Where does larvae of Genus Sarcophaga lay their eggs?
fresh or decomposing meat, in wounds, sores, abscesses
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They penetrate intact skin and produce painful furuncular swellings
Cordylobia anthropophaga
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Known as the foot maggot fly
Booponus intonsus
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The clinical signs of foot maggot fly
restlesness and lameness
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Similar to Genus Sarcophaga but abdomen has spotted pattern
Genus Wohlfarhtia
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Species of Wohlfarhtia that deposit larvae in cutaneous lesions or sores, nasal and aural cavities, eyes and vagina
W. magnifica
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Wohlfahrtia species depositing larvae on intact skin
W. vigil
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Family of adult flies are thick and set with hairy bodies like honey bees
Oestridae
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Where does G. intestinalis deposit their eggs?
hairs on forelegs, underside of the knees, fetlock
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Where does G. nasalis deposit their eggs?
intermandibular space
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Where does G. pecorum deposit their eggs?
hooves and inanimate objects
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These 2 species of Gasterophilus lay their eggs on hairs of lips and cheeks
G. hemorrhoidalis and G. inermis
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G. intestinalis and G. hemorrhoidalis penetrate this mucosa
tongue mucosa
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which route does the larvae of G. nasalis penetrate
mucosa between molar teeth
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Gasterophilus spp that settle in the stomach and rectum
G. pecorum and G. hemorrhoidalis
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Gasterophilus spp that settle in the cardiac portion of the stomach
G. intestinalis
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Gasterophilus that settle in the pylorus and duodenum
G. nasalis
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how many months does the larvae of gasterophilus stay in the host
10-12 months
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Treatment for gasterophilus
Moxidectin
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Give the common names of Genus Hypoderma
ox bot flies heel flies cattle grubs
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Enumerate 5 Hypoderma species
H. lineatum, H. bovis, H. aeratum, H. crossi, H. diana
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Sites of deposition of Hypoderma species
hairs of hindlegs from coronet to hock regions, forelegs about the knees
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These species congregate in the submucosal CT of the esophagus
Hypoderma lineatum
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these migrating larva cause inflammatory lesions that are ring like around the larvae
Gasterophilus
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where does Hypoderma bovis congregate for 2-5 months
spinal canal and epidural fat
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Give the common name of Oestrus ovis
sheep nasal fly sheep nose botfly head maggot fly
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Give the pathogenesis of Oestrus ovis
False gid
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they interfere with pylorus action, irritate and injure mucosa of digestive system, and may cause extensive ulceration of the stomach
Gasterophilus
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The true causative agent of true gid is produced by? (SN)
Coenurus cerebralis
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Genus and species with larval stages obligatory parasites of the nasal sinuses and larynx of horses
Rhinoestrus purpurensis
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Genus and species with larval stages in the nasal, frontal sinus, and pharynx of camels
Cephalopsis titillator
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Give the scientific name of an elephant throat botfly that occurs in pharynx of african elephants
Pharyngobulus africanus
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These species cause animals to gallop madly for shade and water known as gadding
Hypoderma
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Give the common name of Dermatobia
human bot fly
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Give the scientific name of rodent bot fly
Cuterebra emasculator
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These species irritate the surrounding tissue which flesh becomes greenish yellow and jelly like or butchers jelly
hypoderma
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Known as the new world screwworm fly
Callitroga hominivorax
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Known as the old world screwworm fly
Chryzomyia bezziana

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