A finding of vertical transmission of the DEN 3 virus in male specimens of
Aedes aegypti, collected in the 2009 fall-winter period, in
Puerto Iguazú city, Misiones, Argentina, using the RT-PCR technique in a 15-specimen
pool is reported. This result is analyzed within the context of the epidemiological
situation of Argentina's northeast border.
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