Vertical transmission of dengue virus in Aedes aegypti collected in Puerto Iguazu, Misiones, Argentina.

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Espinosa M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4085839 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature