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Screw Worm Infection MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Screw Worm Infection
Tree Number(s)
C01.610.858.211.503.744
Unique ID
D012610
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012610
Annotation
caused by Cochliomyia hominivorax ( = CALLIPHORIDAE)
Scope Note
Infection with larvae of the blow fly Cochliomyia hominivorax (Callitroga americanum), a common cause of disease in livestock in the southern and southwestern U.S.A.
Entry Version
SCREW WORM INFECT
Entry Term(s)
Chrysomya bezziana Infection
Chrysomya bezziana Infestation
Chrysomya bezziana Myiasis
Cochliomyia hominivorax Infection
Cochliomyia hominivorax Infestation
Cochliomyia hominivorax Myiasis
Infection, Screw Worm
Screw Worm Myiasis
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under MYIASIS 1975-90
Online Note
search MYIASIS 1968-74
History Note
91(75); was see under MYIASIS 1975-90
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2019/06/17
Screw Worm Infection Preferred
Cochliomyia hominivorax Infection Narrower
Chrysomya bezziana Infection Narrower
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