ABSTRACT
Fly larvae infesting the organs and tissues of people or animals is referred to as myiasis. The condition occurs in several forms that primarily can be classified-at least from their evolutionary roots-as saprophagous and sanguinivorous.1,2 Not all myiasis involves long-term tissue infestation; for example, the Congo floor maggot in Africa does not embed itself in tissue but only sucks blood from its host for a short time (see Chapter 21). Specific cases of myiasis are clinically defined by the affected areas involved; for example, there may be traumatic (wound), gastric, rectal, auricular, and
I. Introduction and Medical Significance .............................................................. 67 A. Intentional Myiasis (Maggot Therapy) .........................................................69 B. Accidental Myiasis .........................................................................................69 C. Facultative Myiasis ........................................................................................69 D. Obligate Myiasis ............................................................................................69
