Hypodermyasis: Difference between revisions

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{{Orphan|date=March 2009}}

'''Hypodermyasis''' is a [[parasitic]] [[infection]] by the [[larva]]e of [[Warble fly|warble flies]], most notably ''[[Hypoderma lineatum]]'' and ''[[Hypoderma bovis]]''. These flies mostly infect [[cattle]] in the warmer areas of the [[northern hemisphere]]. Humans become hosts when they inadvertently swallow the eggs of those flies.<ref name='wd'>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/h/hypodermyasis/intro.htm#whatis |title=Hypodermyasis |accessdate=2009-03-28 }}</ref>