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The necrophagous fly anthrax transmission pathway: empirical and genetic evidence from wildlife epizootics.
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Aug 2014
Blackburn Jason K, Van Ert Matthew, Mullins Jocelyn C, Hadfield Ted L, Hugh-Jones Martin E
Abstract excerpt
Early studies confirmed Bacillus anthracis in emesis and feces of flies under laboratory conditions, but there is little empirical field evidence supporting the roles of flies in anthrax transmission. We collected samples during outbreaks of anthrax affecting livestock and native and exotic wildlife on two ranches in West Texas (2009-2010). Sampling included animal carcasses, maggots, adult flies feeding on or...
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