Preliminary evidence that synanthropic flies contribute to the transmission of trachoma- causing Chlamydia trachomatis in Latin America Evidência preliminar que moscas sinantrópicas contribuem à transmissão de Chlamydia trachomatis causando tracoma na América Latina

• Main Authors: Lucy A. Reilly (Author), Joana Favacho (Author), Lourdes M. Garcez (Author), Orin Courtenay (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2007-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Synanthropic flies have been shown to be important mechanical vectors of Chlamydia trachomatis, which causes trachoma. However entomological studies have not been forthcoming in Latin America. This study assesses the relationship between household dipteran fly densities and active childhood trachoma...