Chrysomya putoria, a putative vector of diarrheal diseases.

• Main Authors: Steven W Lindsay (Author), Thomas C Lindsay (Author), Jessica Duprez (Author), Martin J R Hall (Author), Brenda A Kwambana (Author), Musa Jawara (Author), Ikumapayi U Nurudeen (Author), Neneh Sallah (Author), Nigel Wyatt (Author), Umberto D'Alessandro (Author), Margaret Pinder (Author), Martin Antonio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

BACKGROUND:Chrysomya spp are common blowflies in Africa, Asia and parts of South America and some species can reproduce in prodigious numbers in pit latrines. Because of their strong association with human feces and their synanthropic nature, we examined whether these flies are likely to be vectors...