I uncovered a few documented cases in medical journals of black soldier fly intestinal myiasis, which is when undigested larvae make your intestines their new home. From Wordnik.com. [AltWeeklies.com Site Feed] Reference
This rare and quite disgusting condition is known as myiasis, an infection or infestation of the body of animals and more rarely, humans, with the larva of botflies and. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Organic or Not Organic?] Reference
▪ Risk of enteric myiasis: intestinal larval infection. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-01-01] Reference
Zumpt proposed an alternative called "rectal myiasis". From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
The process is meant to prevent myiasis, or "fly-strike," in which fly larvae infest and feed on the skin. From Wordnik.com. [andPOP.com] Reference
Mansour al-Qadasi, director-general of the GDAHVQ, said the screwworm fly, which causes myiasis, thrives in mild conditions with a specific level of humidity, preferring areas with plants. From Wordnik.com. [IRIN] Reference
A dirty environment is one of the factors responsible for the spread of the screwworm fly, according to experts SANAA, 11 January 2009 (IRIN) - The General Department for Animal Health and Veterinary Quarantine (GDAHVQ) in Yemen's Ministry of Agriculture has deployed 21 field teams in the northeast to combat a new outbreak of myiasis, an infestation of human or animal tissue with fly larvae (maggots). near the border with Saudi Arabia in December 2007. From Wordnik.com. [IRIN] Reference
When a field team finishes fighting myiasis in one area, it can be surprised by its appearance in another area, "al-Sirmi said. From Wordnik.com. [IRIN] Reference
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