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| Title |
A systematic review of human pathogens carried by the housefly (Musca domestica L.)
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, August 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-018-5934-3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Faham Khamesipour, Kamran Bagheri Lankarani, Behnam Honarvar, Tebit Emmanuel Kwenti |
| Abstract |
The synanthropic house fly, Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae), is a mechanical vector of pathogens (bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites), some of which cause serious diseases in humans and domestic animals. In the present study, a systematic review was done on the types and prevalence of human pathogens carried by the house fly. Major health-related electronic databases including PubMed, PubMed Central, Google Scholar, and Science Direct were searched (Last update 31/11/2017) for relevant literature on pathogens that have been isolated from the house fly. Of the 1718 titles produced by bibliographic search, 99 were included in the review. Among the titles included, 69, 15, 3, 4, 1 and 7 described bacterial, fungi, bacteria+fungi, parasites, parasite+bacteria, and viral pathogens, respectively. Most of the house flies were captured in/around human habitation and animal farms. Pathogens were frequently isolated from body surfaces of the flies. Over 130 pathogens, predominantly bacteria (including some serious and life-threatening species) were identified from the house flies. Numerous publications also reported antimicrobial resistant bacteria and fungi isolated from house flies. This review showed that house flies carry a large number of pathogens which can cause serious infections in humans and animals. More studies are needed to identify new pathogens carried by the house fly. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 39 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 13% |
| India | 3 | 8% |
| France | 2 | 5% |
| Maldives | 1 | 3% |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 3% |
| Egypt | 1 | 3% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 3% |
| Germany | 1 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 23 | 59% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 37 | 95% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 317 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 317 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 38 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 36 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 27 | 9% |
| Researcher | 21 | 7% |
| Unspecified | 10 | 3% |
| Other | 46 | 15% |
| Unknown | 139 | 44% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 56 | 18% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 18 | 6% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 15 | 5% |
| Environmental Science | 13 | 4% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 13 | 4% |
| Other | 56 | 18% |
| Unknown | 146 | 46% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 90. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 13 April 2024.
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#480,799
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Outputs from BMC Public Health
#450
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#10,125
of 343,462 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#6
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