Ani Ioana Cotar

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1. Introduction Dengue disease is caused by a mosquito-transmitted virus of the family Flaviviridae, principally Aedes aegypti, and represents the main cause of arthropod-borne viral disease globally [1,2,3]. The febrile illness is endemic in tropical regions worldwide, including Southeast Asia, South and Central America, Oceania, Africa, and eastern Mediterranean regions [4,5].

Publication HistoryPublished online: December 21, 2017Received: October 19, 2017;