Dengue Transmission without Involvement of Mosquito Vector

In fact, development of dengue virus infection by intranasal instillation of the virus suspension was demonstrated many years ago in human volunteers [3] and experimental animals (monkeys and marmosets) [4]. Thus, with the number of cases of imported dengue increasing sharply, the report by Chen and...

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Published inClinical infectious diseases Vol. 40; no. 5; pp. 774 - 775
Main Author Kuno, Goro
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States The University of Chicago Press 01.03.2005
University of Chicago Press
Oxford University Press
Subjects
Arboviruses
Correspondence
Dengue
Dengue - transmission
Disease control
Disease transmission
Disease vectors
Humans
Infections
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
Infectious diseases
Viruses
Workers
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Summary:In fact, development of dengue virus infection by intranasal instillation of the virus suspension was demonstrated many years ago in human volunteers [3] and experimental animals (monkeys and marmosets) [4]. Thus, with the number of cases of imported dengue increasing sharply, the report by Chen and Wilson [ 1 ] was a timely reminder-not only to health care workers, but to diagnosticians and laboratory workers dealing with dengue viruses-that such viruses, which are currently classified at a lower biosafety level, can, if concentrated, present a potential for direct transmission. Arbovirus Diseases Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ft.
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ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/427947