| dc.description.abstract | This study aims to identify parasites on Musca domestica (house flies) located from the external body surface collected from the public market of Bankerohan, Davao City. This study presents quantitative experimental-based research, and the research subjects are houseflies. The data generated in the experimental research will be explained, analyzed, and interpreted using the Descriptive analysis through frequency and percentage of the result. A total of 100 fly samples were gathered in this study. Specifically, 58 samples were identified as Musca domestica and thus, examined for parasite identification using the sedimentation technique and interpreted based on their specific type of parasite. Nonetheless, the remaining 42 samples were disregarded since the interpretation will focus on 58 identified samples. The findings of the identified parasites are only three (5.2%) and recognized as Entamoeba histolytica, whereas the no ova or parasite seen is 55 (94.8%). Furthermore, it demonstrates that houseflies carry and harbor parasites on their bodies and transmit parasitic diseases to the community through the fecal-oral route. Therefore, the parasitic load is not just seen on the internal bodies of houseflies but can also be evident on the external body surface. Key factors influencing the continual parasite contamination of houseflies include the need for enhanced personal hygiene and environmental sanitation, lowering the possibility of houseflies spreading infections. The researchers also recommend biological control of houseflies, such as traps and fly control, which will help eradicate the houseflies prevalent in open-air defecation in the public market. | en_US |
