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Title
Evidence of vertical transmission of dengue virus in two endemic localities in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico.
Authors
Günther, Jeannette; Martínez-Muñoz, Jorge Pascual; Pérez-Ishiwara, David Guillermo; Salas-Benito, Juan
Abstract
Dengue virus is spread in tropical areas of the world and is the causative agent of dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever. It is horizontally transmitted to humans by infected Aedes mosquitoes, but it is also able to be vertically or transovarially transmitted to insect progeny.