title: Novel porcine model of cutaneous myiasis: a training tool for healthcare workers.
abstract: Cutaneous myiasis is a well-described problem in travellers to endemic regions including military personnel. Realistic training is important to ensure that healthcare workers have the confidence and expertise to recognise cutaneous myiasis and safely remove larvae if required. A model is described here that is simple, reproducible and realistic, and will allow for training of military healthcare workers in safe surgical removal of larvae when required.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infection and Tropical Medicine, Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK.|Army Medical Directorate, Camberley, UK.
authors.forename: Daniel S
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1713-0875
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.affiliation: Venning Barracks, DPHC Wales-West Midlands HQ, Telford, Shropshire, UK.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fletcher
authors.affiliation: Venning Barracks, DPHC Wales-West Midlands HQ, Telford, Shropshire, UK.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.affiliation: Department of Infection and Tropical Medicine, Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK.|Department of Military Medicine, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: M S
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4840-5093
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Bailey
authors.affiliation: Venning Barracks, DPHC Wales-West Midlands HQ, Telford, Shropshire, UK.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D008460:Meat / Q000469:parasitology; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000193:education*; D008954:Models, Biological; D009198:Myiasis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013552:Swine
keywords: INFECTIOUS DISEASES; MEDICAL EDUCATION & TRAINING; PARASITOLOGY