A Brief Review on the Possible Role of Houseflies and Cockroaches in the Mechanical Transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Emerging arboviral infections are defined as viral diseases that have lately emerged in a population, and are rapidly enhancing in a geographic range or abundance. Human ecology and behavior are two factors that play a key role in the emergence or re-emergence of these infections. For instance, the geographical extension of human populations, the growth of agriculture, and the invasion of habitats due to climate change or deforestation have simplified the appearance of some emerging or re-emerging arboviruses. There are at least 135 arboviruses that have been recognized to create human disease. Arboviral infections can range from asymptomatic to fatal disease. The clinical symptoms are commonly grouped as invasive neurological diseases, hemorrhagic fever, and systemic febrile illness (1).