Flies and Helicobacter pylori infection.
Houseflies have been proposed to be a reservoir and vector for Helicobacter pylori. We assessed the effect of insecticide spraying in villages in The Gambia on H. pylori infection in young children. Effective control of flies did not prevent infection with H. pylori.
Allen
S J
SJ
Medical Research Council Laboratories, PO Box 273, Banjul, The Gambia. s.j.allen@swansea.ac.uk
Thomas
J E
JE
Alexander
N D E
ND
Bailey
R
R
Emerson
P M
PM
D000818:Animals; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D005714:Gambia / Q000453:epidemiology; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006793:Houseflies / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007300:Insect Control / Q000379:methods; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000382:microbiology*; D007306:Insecticides; D026023:Permethrin; D015995:Prevalence
D007306:Insecticides; D026023:Permethrin