Epidemiological studies on fly-borne epidemics : Report I. Significant role of flies in relation to Intestinal disorders

Abstract

The following is presented as the summary of the findings of the present investigations : The probable importance of the common flies in the transmission of bacillary dysentery and diarrheal disorders should still not be underestimated in the not so sanitary areas. Especially the prevalence of Morganella spp. in and on the fly body, some members of which might be the causative agents of summer diarrhea, would be regarded as the presumptive index of sanitary condition of the area under investigation. Therefore, corresponding attention should be directed to fly control.