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)

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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)

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Breast Myasis Article

Here's an article(pdf) about a 54 year old woman who had a bot fly in her breast. The bot fly died inside before surgical removal due to a "blow" to her breast. Interesting.

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

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