Short Report
Imported New World screw-worm fly myiasis
Sonny Lau MB BS, MPH,
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Sonny Lau MB BS, MPH
The Travel Doctor - TMVC, Melbourne, VIC
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[email protected]Search for more papers by this author Ian Langstaff BVSc, MVPHMgt, MANZCVS,
Ian Langstaff BVSc, MVPHMgt, MANZCVS
Animal Health Australia, Canberra, ACT
Search for more papers by this author Norbert J Ryan BAgrSci, PhD,
Norbert J Ryan BAgrSci, PhD
Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Melbourne, VIC
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Sonny Lau MB BS, MPH,
Corresponding Author
Sonny Lau MB BS, MPH
The Travel Doctor - TMVC, Melbourne, VIC
Correspondence:
[email protected]Search for more papers by this author Ian Langstaff BVSc, MVPHMgt, MANZCVS,
Ian Langstaff BVSc, MVPHMgt, MANZCVS
Animal Health Australia, Canberra, ACT
Search for more papers by this author Norbert J Ryan BAgrSci, PhD,
Norbert J Ryan BAgrSci, PhD
Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Melbourne, VIC
Search for more papers by this author
First published: 14 December 2015
No abstract is available for this article.
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