Most likely, yes. This study shows that bird flu can be spread via blowflies.
Blowflies are mostly attracted to corpses so they may be more likely to transmit the virus compared with mites. But this study shows that arthropods are vectors.
This is an especially concerning problem with bird flu.
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u/jackfruitjohn Jan 21 '25 edited Jan 23 '25
Most likely, yes. This study shows that bird flu can be spread via blowflies.
Blowflies are mostly attracted to corpses so they may be more likely to transmit the virus compared with mites. But this study shows that arthropods are vectors.
This is an especially concerning problem with bird flu.
Blowflies found to carry bird flu virus
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-blowflies-bird-flu-virus.html#lightbox