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Molecular Characterization of Two Major Dengue Outbreaks in Costa Rica.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 6 Jul 2016
Soto-Garita Claudio, Somogyi Teresita, Vicente-Santos Amanda, Corrales-Aguilar Eugenia
Abstract excerpt
Dengue virus (DENV) (Flavivirus, Flaviviridae) is a reemerging arthropod-borne virus with a worldwide circulation, transmitted mainly by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. Since the first detection of its main transmitting vector in 1992 and the invasion of DENV-1 in 1993, Costa Rica has faced dengue outbreaks yearly. In 2007 and 2013, Costa Rica experienced two of the largest outbreaks in terms of...
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