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Here's an email I received from Lauren:

Hi,

Your blog helped me with a diagnosis of my brother Sam even though he is in mexico and I am in california. I learned a lot and he took this great picture when he finally coaxed all three of them out of his arm.



Here's his method:

"I could tell the anti-parasite medication and antibiotic cream suffocation had them dazed, so I just gave a little squeeze when they came up for air, grabbed their heads, then slowly pulled them out. They look whole, huh? The big one´s teeth really hurt. I can´t imagine how big they´d get after 3 more weeks, that is at least size 12 font. I´ve decided to just do topical antibiotics so I can drink at this fiesta."

Thanks for all the links and info!

Bot Fly Removal From Back

The video above shows two very large bot flies being removed from some guy's back. Both bot flies are removed using a tweaser. WARNING: video contains some explicit language.

Short Documentry on Botfly Lifecycle

Botfly Larva in Formaldehyde

Short video clip of a botfly in formaldehyde that came out of a rabbit.

Botfly in Bolivia Statistics

Here's an article(pdf) discussing the statistics of several Israelis who traveled to the Amazon Basin of Bolivia. There were 12 patients studied who traveled between 1994 and 1999. The stats include gender, age, country of exposure, affected area on body, and the method used to remove the botfly.

Penis Myasis Article

This article(pdf) details the extraction of a bot fly from the penis using the applied pressure method. WARNING, the article contains a graphic photo. I take my previous statement back from my last post. The tip of the penis is the worst place to get one.

Once again here's the article: article(pdf)

Previous post on other cures: Cures: Removal and Prevention

Eyelid Myasis Article

Here's an article(pdf) detailing the surgical removal of a bot fly from an eyelid. This has to be one of the worst places to get one.

Once again here's the article: article(pdf)

Previous post on other cures: Cures: Removal and Prevention