House flies (Musca domestica) as possible vectors of Campylobacter fetus subsp. jejuni

Appl Environ Microbiol. 1983 Feb;45(2):381-3. doi: 10.1128/aem.45.2.381-383.1983.

Abstract

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.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Campylobacter / isolation & purification*
  • Campylobacter Infections / transmission*
  • Campylobacter fetus / classification
  • Campylobacter fetus / drug effects
  • Campylobacter fetus / isolation & purification*
  • Houseflies / microbiology*
  • Insect Vectors / microbiology*
  • Nalidixic Acid / pharmacology

Substances

  • Nalidixic Acid