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Flies and Helicobacter pylori infection

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Abstract

Houseflies have been proposed to be a reservoir and vector for Helicobacter pylori. We assessed the effect of insecticide spraying in villages in The Gambia on H. pylori infection in young children. Effective control of flies did not prevent infection with H. pylori.

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Author(s): Allen SJ, Thomas JE, Alexander NDE, Bailey R, Emerson PM

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Archives of Disease in Childhood

Year: 2004

Volume: 89

Issue: 11

Pages: 1037-1038

ISSN (print): 0003-9888

ISSN (electronic): 1468-2044

Publisher: BMJ Group

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/adc.2003.045880

DOI: 10.1136/adc.2003.045880

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