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Volume 32, Number 7—July 2026

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Phormia regina Fly as Vector for Ignatzschineria spp. Bacteremia in Persons Experiencing Homelessness, Canada, 2025

Emma C.L. Finlayson-TrickComments to Author , Awatif F. Alenazi, Yi Zhen Jia, Michael Payne, Gordon Ritchie, Aleksandra Stefanovic, Christopher F. Lowe, Samuel D. Chorlton, Nancy Matic, Patrick Tang, Victor Leung, David Harris, and Marc G. Romney
Author affiliation: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (E.C.L. Finlayson-Trick, A.F. Alenazi, Y.Z. Jia, M. Payne, G. Ritchie, A. Stefanovic, C.F. Lowe, N. Matic, P. Tang, V. Leung, D. Harris, M.G. Romney); St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver (M. Payne, G. Ritchie, A. Stefanovic, C.F. Lowe, N. Matic, P. Tang, V. Leung, D. Harris, M.G. Romney); BugSeq Bioinformatics, Inc., Vancouver (S.D. Chorlton)

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Figure 2

Leg wounds in case-patient 2 in pair of Ignatzschineria spp. bacteremia cases in persons experiencing homelessness, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2025. A, B) Lateral (A) and anterior (B) right leg wounds with visible myiasis at time of admission. C) Same wounds after 3 weeks of antibiotics and regular wound care.

Figure 2. Leg wounds in case-patient 2 in pair of Ignatzschineria spp. bacteremia cases in persons experiencing homelessness, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2025. A, B) Lateral (A) and anterior (B) right leg wounds with visible myiasis at time of admission. C) Same wounds after 3 weeks of antibiotics and regular wound care.

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