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Case Reports
. 1999 Sep;37(9):3082.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.37.9.3082-3082.1999.

Intestinal myiasis caused by Eristalis tenax

A Aguilera, A Cid, B J Regueiro, J M Prieto, M Noya
Case Reports

Intestinal myiasis caused by Eristalis tenax

A Aguilera et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1999 Sep.
No abstract available

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FIG. 1
Rat-tailed larva of E. tenax.
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