Did you know...

Did you know that certain parasites and diseases can spread from one distinct species to another? In VITAE Academia Biomédica Digital's  no. 52 issue, the article "Ocular miasis caused by Oestrus ovis. Report of a case"  studies a parasite referred to as the Diptera larvae, which can infect animals and, in rare cases, humans.

For this article and other articles from this issue, please go to: http://www.bioline.org.br/titles?id=va&year=2012&vol=0&num=52&keys=V0N52