The role of the house fly (Musca domestica L.) in the transmission of Coxiella burnetii
Hucko, M.
Folia Parasitologica 31(2): 177-181
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0015-5683 PMID: 6745799 Document Number: 227857
The flies which are fed a single rickettsia suspension keep their infectivity throughout their life. Under experimental conditions their life is 32 days. C. burnetii survives in the feces as long as 80 days and in the dead flies as long as 90 days.
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