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Geographic Population Genetic Structure of the New World Screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae), Using SNPs.
Journal of medical entomology - 11 May 2022
Tietjen Mackenzie, Pérez de León Adalberto A, Sagel Agustin, Skoda Steve R, Phillips Pamela L, Mitchell Robert D, Caruth Joanne, Durán Uziel, Musai Lisa, Tortosa Silvia, Arp Alex P
Abstract excerpt
The New World screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel 1858) (Diptera: Calliphoridae), is a serious parasite of livestock, humans, and other warm-blooded animals. It has been eradicated from the northern parts of its historical range down to the Panama-Colombian border where a permanent barrier zone is maintained. This eradication was accomplished through using the sterile insect technique (SIT). In 2016...
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