Dengue virus circulating between monkeys and mosquitoes could emerge to cause human outbreaks
Monday, June 13, 2011 - 15:30
in Biology & Nature
Sylvatic dengue continues to flourish in Southeast Asia and West Africa, cycling between non-human primates and the mosquitoes that feed on them. Since the 1970s, the virus has received little scientific attention -- a situation that badly needs to be remedied, according to experts.