A patient has an open facial wound with undermined edges; tissue necrosis with gradually developing partial gangrene that nearly reaches the bone tissue is observed. On close examination the wound contains larvae. The patient is diagnosed with tissue myiasis, what Diptera larvae are the causative agents of this disease?

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Answer options

Wohlfahrtia magnifica
Phlebotomus pappatachi
Glossina palpates
Musca domestica
Stomoxys calcitrans

Correct answer

Wohlfahrtia magnifica

Explanation

A patient has an open facial wound with undermined edges; tissue necrosis with gradually developing partial gangrene that nearly reaches the bone tissue is observed. On close examination the wound contains larvae. The patient is diagnosed with tissue myiasis, what Diptera larvae are the causative agents of this disease?

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