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Daniel S Burns1,2, D Fletcher3, K Johnston3
1Department of Infection and Tropical Medicine, Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps
|February 15, 2017
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.
