human botfly

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Noun1.human botfly - large tropical American fly; parasitic on humans and other mammals
Dermatobia hominis
botfly - stout-bodied hairy dipterous fly whose larvae are parasites on humans and other mammals
Dermatobia, genus Dermatobia - larvae live under the skin of domestic mammals and humans
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hominis, also known as human botfly, is a two-winged fly of about 12-18 mm in length, and its maggots may live as parasites in the skin of humans and animals.
A Rare Case in Turkey: Cutaneous Myiasis after Traveling
hominis, the human botfly, is the most common cause of furuncular myiasis in Mexico, Central America, and South America (1).
Dermatobia hominis misdiagnosed as abscesses in a traveler returning from Brazil to Denmark
"The human botfly (Dermatobia hominis) is a parasite native to Central and South America which needs a human or animal host to complete its life cycle.
I could see the parasites wriggling under my skin
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