Myiasis -- United States
_Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica_ is a rarely reported cause of bacterial infection associated with skin lesions and sepsis. It has been isolated in nonbiting flies that can cause myiasis (fly larvae infestation); however, it has neither been isolated from fly larvae on patients with _W. chitiniclastica_ infection, nor from insects in the Americas. In August 2016, a man was hospitalized in Washington State with necrosis of the foot, myiasis, and _Wohlfahrtiimonas_ spp. bacteremia. We
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