Flies as possible vectors of inflammatory trachoma transmission in a brazilian municipality
| Autor: | Newton Goulart Madeira, Carlos Roberto Padovani, Silvana Artioli Schellini, Roberta Lilian Fernandes de Sousa Meneghim, Paulo Eduardo Martins Ribolla |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Veterinary medicine
RC955-962 Chlamydia trachomatis Biology medicine.disease_cause Gonorrhea Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine Houseflies medicine Animals Keratoconjunctivitis Trachoma Blindness Transmission (medicine) Diptera fungi Vectors medicine.disease Classification Tachoma Original Article Musca Polymerase-chain reaction Brazil |
| Zdroj: | Scopus Repositório Institucional da UNESP Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) instacron:UNESP Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Volume: 63, Article number: e66, Published: 03 SEP 2021 Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 63 (2021) Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo; Vol. 63 (2021); e66 Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo; v. 63 (2021); e66 Instituto de Medicina Tropical (IMT) instacron:IMT |
| ISSN: | 1678-9946 0036-4665 |
| Popis: | Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-29T08:33:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-01-01 Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) Trachoma is a keratoconjunctivitis caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, considered an important leading cause of preventable blindness in the world. This study aimed at verifying if flies can be the vectors for trachoma in our municipality. Flies were assessed in the households of children diagnosed with inflammatory trachoma at the municipality of Botucatu, Sao Paulo State, Brazil. Fly traps were placed in the backyard of the houses during 24 h, in each of the four weather seasons, over a period of one year. The collected dipterans were taxonomically classified and the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis in the flies was evidenced by using the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). During the studied period, 2,188 flies were collected, mainly during the summer and the spring. The most common identified fly was Musca domestica. All fly samples were negative for Chlamydia trachomatis but several other different bacteria were identified in these flies. The authors concluded that flies are probably not the vectors for trachoma in the studied area. Further studies should be conducted to evaluate other possible factors responsible for the maintenance of the disease in our environment. Universidade Estadual Paulista Faculdade de Medicina Departamento de Especialidades Cirúrgicas e Anestesiologia Divisão de Oftalmologia Universidade Estadual Paulista Instituto de Biociências Departamento de Parasitologia Universidade Estadual Paulista Instituto de Biociências Departamento de Bioestatística Universidade Estadual Paulista Faculdade de Medicina Departamento de Especialidades Cirúrgicas e Anestesiologia Divisão de Oftalmologia Universidade Estadual Paulista Instituto de Biociências Departamento de Parasitologia Universidade Estadual Paulista Instituto de Biociências Departamento de Bioestatística FAPESP: 2010/18705-2 |
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