Trachoma and fly control.
Year: 1999
Type: article
Abstract: Everybody is aware of the annoyanceand irritation caused by flies as they buzz around food and crawl over skin. In trachoma endemic areas, flies are frequent-ly seen clustering around the face and eyes of children where they feed on mucus and discharge (Fig.1). This association of flies with the faces of infected children has not gone unnoticed, and they have been con-sidered as vectors of trachoma for at least 400 years.1 Flies act as mechanical vectors of dis-ease by picking up pathogens from infec-tious material and transferring them to an uninfected host. Flies have taste receptors on their front feet and when feeding they
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Authors: P M Emerson, R L Bailey
Institution: MRC Unit the Gambia
Language: English
Subfield: Ophthalmology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2142169710