Flies as a source of enteric pathogens in a rural village in Thailand | Zendy

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Flies as a source of enteric pathogens in a rural village in Thailand

Author(s) -

P Echeverria,

Bruce A. Harrison,

C Tirapat,

A. McFarland

Publication year - 1983

Publication title -

applied and environmental microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552

H-Index - 324

eISSN - 1070-6291

pISSN - 0099-2240

DOI - 10.1128/aem.46.1.32-36.1983

Subject(s) - enterotoxigenic escherichia coli , shigella , biology , vibrio cholerae , salmonella , enteric bacteria , veterinary medicine , cholera , vibrio , microbiology and biotechnology , salmonella enterica , diarrhea , diarrheal diseases , escherichia coli , enterotoxin , bacteria , medicine , biochemistry , genetics , gene

The village of Ban Pong in northeastern Thailand was studied from January through December 1981 to determine the importance of flies as a source of enteric pathogens. The number of flies (predominantly Musca domestica) increased in kitchens and animal pens in the hot dry spring, when the incidence of diarrhea was highest in the village. Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, Shigella spp., non-O1 Vibrio cholerae, and Vibrio fluvalis were isolated from fly pools in yards (69%), animal pens (38%), bathrooms (35%), and kitchens (8%). Enterotoxigenic E. coli was isolated from one fly pool in May and from another in June, when the incidence of such infections was highest in the village. Flies often carry and presumably disseminate enteric pathogens in rural Thailand.

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