21. Thus, " P . terraenovae " acts as a secondary invader in causing myiasis . 22. Whilst not strictly a myiasis species, the Congo floor maggot feeds on mammal blood, occasionally human. 23. Myiasis can be caused by larvae burrowing into the skin ( or tissue lining ) of the host animal.24. Once the process of clinical diagnosis begins and myiasis is recognised, the larvae are fairly easy to identify. 25. "Lucilia Silvarum " is one of the two species of blowflies that causes myiasis in anurans. 26. Myiasis is the infestation of live or necrotic tissue on a vertebrate host by fly larvae ( Stevens 2003 ).27. The most common causes of myiasis in humans and animals are the three dipteran families Oestridea, Calliphoridae, and Sarcophagidae. 28. Exposed areas of skin develop weeping dermatitis and scabs that can become infected and attractive to blow-fly causing myiasis . 29. This fly is notable for its economic effect as a myiasis pest of livestock and its antibiotic benefits in maggot therapy. 30. The maggots referred to are the myiasis -causing larvae of the human botfly ( " Dermatobia hominis " ).
