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Flies are more dangerous than thought

26.11.2017

Scientists have found that flies carry more diseases than previously thought.

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania conducted a DNA analysis and found that houseflies (Musca domestica) and carrion flies (Calliphoridae) carry more than 600 different bacteria. Many of them can cause various diseases in humans, including indigestion, sepsis, and pneumonia. The flies are said to spread the bacteria on their legs and wings.

"People had some idea that there are pathogens that are carried by flies, but had no idea how reliable it is and to what extent they are transmitted," Donald Bryant, one of the researchers, told the publication.

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