House flies are a huge economic and sanitary problem. In modern poultry production flies can cause immense damage to birds since they transmit various diseases. One of the most threatening diseases, not only for birds but also for man, is avian influenza (Al). From an sanitary standpoint the house fly Musca domestica is definitively one of the most critical insects. Millions of humans and countless animals are suffering from diseases transmitted by flies. Their continuous flight between nutrition and faeces, feedstuff and waste, poultry, livestock and carcases connects clean and hygienic areas with contaminated and highly contagious ones. This is the way flies become mechanical vectors for several infectious viral, fungal and bacterial diseases.
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