Vertical transmission of dengue virus in Aedes spp. (Diptera: Culicidae) in Medellín, Colombia.

Dengue is the world’s most important arbovirus. It is transmitted by the bite of females Aedes spp. mosquitoes, which normally become infected by biting a viraemic host. There are, however, numerous studies that have identified vertical transmission as a rare yet important mechanism of vector infect...