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Molecular epidemiology of the Old World screwworm fly (OWSF) in Iraq, and the genetic structure of various OWSF populations worldwide.
Veterinary parasitology, regional studies and reports - 1 Jul 2024
Mohammed Aws, Al-Rubaye Haydar, Al-Araby Moustafa, Abu-Elwafa Salah, Abbas Ibrahim
Abstract excerpt
Despite being endemic in Iraq, no reports have been published in the past 10 years to update the molecular epidemiology of the Old World screwworm fly (OWSF), Chrysomya bezziana, in this country. In the present study, 130 sheep from 10 Iraqi governorates were found infected with C. bezziana larvae, whose identities were PCR-confirmed based on the cytochrome b (Cytb) gene, and 23 isolates from various tested...
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