[Presence in Cuba of screw worms (Cochliomyia hominivorax) in the livestock].
Screw-worms (Cochliomyia hominivorax Coquerel) constitute a serious plight for livestock in the New World, because they inflict high losses on animals and man. A survey was done by means of an epizootic surveillance system with geographic squares to check for the presence of the insects in Cuba. Screw-worms were detected in 54.8% of myiasis cases all over the island, affecting various animals species, cattle first, followed by swine, sheep and others. Small injuries appeared to be the main enabling factor for screw-worm development. The reasons for the presence of screw-worms without serious consequences on the Cuban livestock are discussed.
Rodriguez Diego
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Centro Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria (CENSA), San José de la Lajas, La Habana, Cuba.
Blandino
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Alonso
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Mendoza
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Seoane
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Fregel
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D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000469:parasitology*; D003462:Cuba / Q000453:epidemiology; D012610:Screw Worm Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*
Présence à Cuba de la lucilie bouchère du bétail (Cochliomyia hominivorax).