We compared our specimen to photographs and descriptions of botfly larvae in the literature. Other fly species cause myiasis in humans, but the consistent similarity between our specimen and those in ...

Myiasis is the invasion of a human or other domesticated vertebrate animal by fly larvae of the order Diptera. [1,2] Despite the presence of many species, the two common flies that affect returning ...

Botflies are are a family of winged insects known for gestating their larvae inside the bodies of mammals like horses, deer, and the occasional human. Like most flies, botflies live incredibly short ...