The New World screw-worm fly in north Africa.

Review

English

Beesley WN.

Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, U.K.

Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 1991 Feb;85(1):173-9.

Abstract

The course of the North African outbreak of New World screw-worm myiasis (Cochliomyia hominivorax) since its discovery in 1988 is described. Chemical and biological control measures are reviewed, including the current progress of the ‘sterile male’ (SIT) eradication programme.

Keywords: The New World screw-worm fly in north Africa.

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