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Hypodermyasis is a parasitic infection by the larvae of warble flies, most notably Hypoderma lineatum and Hypoderma bovis . These flies mostly infect cattle in the warmer areas of the Northern Hemisphere. Humans become hosts when they inadvertently swallow the eggs of those flies. [1]
The symptoms of this infection depends on where the larvae migrates into the body when swallowed, however the most common symptoms are : [1]
The infection is usually treated with ivermectin. [1]
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