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Local and Global Effects of Climate on Dengue Transmission in Puerto Rico
The four dengue viruses, the agents of dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever in humans, are transmitted predominantly by the mosquito Aedes aegypti. The abundance and the transmission potential of Ae. aegypti are influenced by temperature and precipitation. While there is strong biological evide...
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Public Library of Science
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2637540/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19221592 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000382 |