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Table 2 Locations of myiasis on the feral swine body

From: New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) myiasis in feral swine of Uruguay: One Health and transboundary disease implications

Myiasis site

Male

Female

Total

Shoulder

4 (20%)

1 (14%)

5 (19%)

Loin

2 (10%)

1 (14%)

3 (11%)

Eye

1 (5%)

0 (0%)

1 (4%)

Nose

1 (5%)

0 (0%)

1 (4%)

Head

2 (10%)

0 (0%)

2 (7%)

Umbilical

1 (5%)

0 (0%)

1 (4%)

Neck

2 (10%)

0 (0%)

2 (7%)

Leg

0 (0%)

1 (14%)

1 (4%)

Hind Leg

1 (5%)

0 (0%)

1 (4%)

Flank

1 (5%)

2 (29%)

3 (11%)

Genitals

1 (5%)

1 (14%)

2 (7%)

Ribs

3 (15%)

0 (0%)

3 (11%)

  1. Values in table are presented as the number of infestations at each part of the body, with the percentage in parentheses
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