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1. How do houseflies spread disease?​

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House flies are known to be responsible for spreading a range of diseases and infections. The WHO states that house flies are carriers of diarrhoeal diseases, skin and eye infections. Unlike other insects such as mosquitoes, house flies are not biting insects and are indirect rather than direct vectors of diseases. It has also been proven that house flies can transmit food-borne pathogens and their associated toxin and resistance.  Areas in close proximity to animal production sites are at higher risk of accumulating food borne diseases from flies.

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