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Selection for virulent dengue viruses occurs in humans and mosquitoes.
Journal of virology - 1 Jan 2005
Cologna Raymond, Armstrong Philip M, Rico-Hesse Rebeca
Abstract excerpt
Dengue is the most common mosquito-borne viral disease in humans. The spread of both mosquito vectors and viruses has led to the resurgence of epidemic dengue fever (a self-limited flu-like syndrome) and the emergence of dengue hemorrhagic fever (severe dengue with bleeding abnormalities) in urban centers of the tropics. There are no animal or laboratory models of dengue disease; indirect evidence suggests that...
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