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A systematic review of human pathogens carried by the housefly (Musca domestica L.)

Khamesipour, Faham ; Lankarani, Kamran Bagheri ; Honarvar, Behnam ; Kwenti, Tebit Emmanuel

BMC public health, 2018-08, Vol.18 (1), p.1049-1049, Article 1049 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

England: BioMed Central Ltd

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Title:
A systematic review of human pathogens carried by the housefly (Musca domestica L.)
Author: Khamesipour, Faham ; Lankarani, Kamran Bagheri ; Honarvar, Behnam ; Kwenti, Tebit Emmanuel
Subjects: Analysis ; Animals ; Antimicrobial agents ; Bacteria ; Campylobacter ; Disease transmission ; Domestic animals ; Farms ; Flies ; Food ; Fungi ; Health aspects ; Hospitals ; House fly ; House fly control ; Houseflies - pathogenicity ; Housefly ; Houses ; Humans ; Insect Vectors - pathogenicity ; Manures ; Mechanical transmission ; Microorganisms ; Musca domestica ; Muscidae ; Nosocomial infections ; Parasites ; Pathogenic microorganisms ; Pathogens ; Review ; Reviews ; Scientific papers ; Search engines ; Systematic review ; Viruses
Is Part Of: BMC public health, 2018-08, Vol.18 (1), p.1049-1049, Article 1049
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Description: The synanthropic house fly, Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae), is a mechanical vector of pathogens (bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites), some of which cause serious diseases in humans and domestic animals. In the present study, a systematic review was done on the types and prevalence of human pathogens carried by the house fly. Major health-related electronic databases including PubMed, PubMed Central, Google Scholar, and Science Direct were searched (Last update 31/11/2017) for relevant literature on pathogens that have been isolated from the house fly. Of the 1718 titles produced by bibliographic search, 99 were included in the review. Among the titles included, 69, 15, 3, 4, 1 and 7 described bacterial, fungi, bacteria+fungi, parasites, parasite+bacteria, and viral pathogens, respectively. Most of the house flies were captured in/around human habitation and animal farms. Pathogens were frequently isolated from body surfaces of the flies. Over 130 pathogens, predominantly bacteria (including some serious and life-threatening species) were identified from the house flies. Numerous publications also reported antimicrobial resistant bacteria and fungi isolated from house flies. This review showed that house flies carry a large number of pathogens which can cause serious infections in humans and animals. More studies are needed to identify new pathogens carried by the house fly.
Publisher: England: BioMed Central Ltd
Language: English

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A systematic review of human pathogens carried by the housefly (Musca domestica L.)

Khamesipour, Faham ; Lankarani, Kamran Bagheri ; Honarvar, Behnam ; Kwenti, Tebit Emmanuel

England: BioMed Central Ltd

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