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Screwworm fly: a continual threat
No. 109
Chrysomya bezziana and Cochliomyia hominivorax (order Diptera, family Calliphoridae), the Old World and New World screwworm flies respectively, are two species of parasites capable of infesting any warm-blooded animal (including humans), causing myiasis…
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Issue Date: 31 August 2016Contact Officers:Surjit Kang
Veterinary Officer, Operational Integrity
02 6272 4924Donna Bennett
Director, Operational Integrity
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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, April 2017The
Biosecurity Compliance Plan 2016-17 outlines the department’s plan for managing biosecurity risks at the border in 2016-17.…
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