Other Human Disease -- Chile
There have been no _Aedes_ mosquito transmitted diseases recorded in the north of Chile for many decades. Flavivirus infections are virtually unknown. However, the introduction of Zika virus into Arica appears now to be only a matter of time given its presence in neighboring Bolivia and Peru, the trans-border travel into and the increasing residence within Arica from both countries. The virus is more temperature resistant than most other flaviviruses and may be transmitted via blood, semen,
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