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

Authors

  • Manuel Espinosa Fundacion Mundo Sano
  • Sergio Giamperetti Hospital F.J. Muniz, GCBA; Servicio de Zoonosis
  • Marcelo Abril Fundacion Mundo Sano
  • Alfredo Seijo Hospital F.J. Muniz, GCBA; Servicio de Zoonosis

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.

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Published

2014-04-01

Issue

Vol. 56 No. 2 (2014)

Section

Dengue

How to Cite

Espinosa, M., Giamperetti, S., Abril, M., & Seijo, A. (2014). VERTICAL TRANSMISSION OF DENGUE VIRUS IN Aedes aegypti COLLECTED IN PUERTO IGUAZÚ, MISIONES, ARGENTINA . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 56(2), 165-167. https://revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/78718