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Entomological study of myiasis

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Maggots from twenty cases suffering from nasal myiasis admitted in Irwin Hospital were studied. These maggots were cultured and the fly that hatched out was identified as chrysomyia bezziana in all the cases. The methods of culture have been described.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Maulana Azad Medical College & Associated Irwin and G. B. Pant Hospitals, New Delhi

    P. K. Kakar, V. P. Sood, B. L. Wattal & K. R. Gupta

  2. Medical Entomology Section, National Instt. of Communicable Diseases, New Delhi

    P. K. Kakar, V. P. Sood, B. L. Wattal & K. R. Gupta

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Kakar, P.K., Sood, V.P., Wattal, B.L. et al. Entomological study of myiasis. Ind. J. Otol. 22, 178–181 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03048412

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