Myiasis during adventure sports race

Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Jan;10(1):137-9. doi: 10.3201/eid1001.020825.

Abstract

Travelers who have visited tropical areas may exhibit aggressive forms of obligatory myiases, in which the larvae (maggots) invasively feed on living tissue. The risk of a traveler's acquiring a screwworm infestation has been considered negligible, but with the increasing popularity of adventure sports and wildlife travel, this risk may need to be reassessed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Brazil
  • Humans
  • Larva / pathogenicity*
  • Male
  • Myiasis / etiology
  • Myiasis / physiopathology*
  • Sports
  • Travel*