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Dengue • Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Sao Paulo 56 (2) • Mar-Apr 2014 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652014000200013   copy

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

Transmisión vertical de virus dengue en Aedes aegypti, capturados en Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina

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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.

Dengue; Aedes aegypti ; Vertical transmission; Argentina

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