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I am sorry but allowing the maggots to remain goes against everything i have read in the veterinary literature...the type of maggots used in hospitals and such are of a particular species farmed in such a way that they do not spread disease...
http://www.medicaledu.com/maggots.htm
Ronald A. Sherman, MD
"....While it is true that the species used to make medical grade maggots are found in the wild, so too are thousands of other species; and not all species are safe and effective. In fact, the literature suggests that not all strains of the same species are equally safe and effective. Whats more, wild maggots may carry pathogens even more harmful than the ones already on the wound. Therefore, it is prudent to use medical grade maggots that have been demonstrated to be disinfected (germ-free), safe, and effective..... "
As to screwworm... well , flystrike/myiasis needs the same treatment whether it comes from a screwworm or blofly or whatever species is eating your bird alive:
http://www.fao.org/ag/aga/agap/war/warall/u4220b/u4220b07.htm
"....Myiasis has since been defined as "the infestation of live vertebrate animals with dipterous larvae, which, at least for a certain period, feed on the host's dead or living tissue, liquid body substances, or ingested food" (Zumpt, 1965). There are two main systems for categorizing myiasis: anatomically, in relation to the location of the infestation on the host (see Table 1), and entomologically, according to the level of dependence on the host (see Table 2). ..."
The granulex V should take care of granulation issues.
I am sorry but allowing the maggots to remain goes against everything i have read in the veterinary literature...the type of maggots used in hospitals and such are of a particular species farmed in such a way that they do not spread disease...
http://www.medicaledu.com/maggots.htm
Ronald A. Sherman, MD
"....While it is true that the species used to make medical grade maggots are found in the wild, so too are thousands of other species; and not all species are safe and effective. In fact, the literature suggests that not all strains of the same species are equally safe and effective. Whats more, wild maggots may carry pathogens even more harmful than the ones already on the wound. Therefore, it is prudent to use medical grade maggots that have been demonstrated to be disinfected (germ-free), safe, and effective..... "
As to screwworm... well , flystrike/myiasis needs the same treatment whether it comes from a screwworm or blofly or whatever species is eating your bird alive:
http://www.fao.org/ag/aga/agap/war/warall/u4220b/u4220b07.htm
"....Myiasis has since been defined as "the infestation of live vertebrate animals with dipterous larvae, which, at least for a certain period, feed on the host's dead or living tissue, liquid body substances, or ingested food" (Zumpt, 1965). There are two main systems for categorizing myiasis: anatomically, in relation to the location of the infestation on the host (see Table 1), and entomologically, according to the level of dependence on the host (see Table 2). ..."
The granulex V should take care of granulation issues.
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