Biologia Molecular: Acesso Aberto

Housefly (Musca domestica): A possible Mechanical Vector in the Transmission of Coronavirus Disease

Abstract

Masoumeh Bagheri, Leila Izadpanah

Housefly is one of the most important health pests in the world. This species can mechanically transmit a large number of bacterial, viral, and parasitic pathogens. Coronavirus is one of the largest and most important  family of viruses among humans and animals. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the new Coronavirus, which can cause mild, moderate, severe symptoms and death in patients. Unfortunately, Coronavirus disease is spreading rapidly in the world, And there is no comprehensive information on the routes of transmission of this disease. Mechanical transmission through insects, can be one of the possible methods of transmission of the coronavirus, Houseflies can mechanically transmit coronavirus between humans and animals. There is no definitive cure for COVID-19, although vaccination is the best way to control this disease, but until the vaccine is fully and effectively discovered, the most effective method is to eliminate and reduce the routes of transmission of coronavirus disease. Insect removal and control methods (environmental improvement, mechanical and chemical methods can be one of the effective methods in interrupting the epidemiological cycle of coronavirus transmission.