Veeder, M.A. Flies as Spreaders of Sickness in Camps. Med. Record, 54, 1898, pp. 429–430. Flies feed on typhoid excreta and pass to food. Cultures made from fly tracks and excreta show many bacteria present.
Veeder, M.A. The Relative Importance of Flies and Water Supply in Spreading Disease. Med. Record, 55, 1899, pp. 10–12. Reasons for believing that flies spread disease in many instances. Burial of infected typhoid material no protection but a menace.
Dangers from Flies. E.P.W. Nature, Vol. 29, pp. 482–483. Review of an article by Dr. B. Grassi in regard to flies and various diseases. Opthalmia is discussed. Flies may ingest and pass unharmed eggs of various human parasites including tapeworm.
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Allen, Chas. H. Demonstration of Locomotion in the Larvæ of the Œstridæ. Proc. Amer. Assn. Adv. Set., Vol. 24, 1875, pp. 230–236. Larvæ taken from flesh of child, one had moved thirty-six inches and one six inches.
French, G.H. A Parasite the Supposed Cause of Some Cases of Epilepsy. Canad. Ento., 32, 1900, pp. 263–264. Larvæ of Gastrophilus or Dermatobia in the alimentary canal supposed to have caused spasms in young boy.
Gilbert, N.C. Infection of Man by Dipterous Larvæ with Report of Four Cases. Archives of Internal Med., Oct., 1908. Historical; various kinds sometimes found in man; good summary of subject. Bibliography.
Harrison, J.H.H. A Case of Myiasis. Jour. Trop. Med. & Hyg., XI, Oct. 15, 1908, p. 305. Over 300 larvæ of Lucilia macellaria removed from face of negro woman.
Humbert, Fred. Lucilia macellaria Infesting Man. Proc. U.S. Nat. Museum, 6, 1883, pp. 103–104. Records several cases in which the screw-worm infested patients.
Jenyus, Leonard. Trans. Ento. Soc., London, Vol. II, 1839, pp. 152–159. Notice of a case in which the larvæ of a dipterous insect, supposed to be Anthomyia canicularis, Meig., were expelled in large quantities from the human intestines.