House flies (Musca domestica) as possible vectors of Campylobacter fetus subsp. jejuni.
A total of 161 strains of Campylobacter fetus subsp. jejuni were isolated from house flies (Musca domestica). The carrier rates detected were 50.7% in flies captured on a chicken farm and 43.2% in flies from a piggery. The relative prevalences of Campylobacter coli, C. jejuni, and nalidixic acid-resistant thermophilic campylobacters were 90.1, 6.2, and 3.7%, respectively. The results indicate that flies may play a linking role in the epidemiology of Campylobacter infection in humans by transmitting campylobacters from animals to human food.
D000818:Animals; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006793:Houseflies / Q000382:microbiology*; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000382:microbiology*; D009268:Nalidixic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology
D009268:Nalidixic Acid