VERTICAL TRANSMISSION OF DENGUE VIRUS IN Aedes aegypti COLLECTED IN PUERTO IGUAZÚ, MISIONES, ARGENTINA

A finding of vertical transmission of the DEN 3 virus in male specimens of Aedes aegypti, collected in the 2009 fall-winter period, in Puerto Iguazú city, Misiones, Argentina, using the RT-PCR technique in a 15-specimen pool is reported. This result is analyzed within the context of the epidemiological situation of Argentina's northeast border.

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Main Authors: Espinosa,Manuel, Giamperetti,Sergio, Abril,Marcelo, Seijo,Alfredo
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 2014
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652014000200165
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