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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160616150727.htm
[h=1]Mosquito saliva increases disease severity following dengue virus infection[/h] Date: June 16, 2016 Source: PLOS Summary: Insects transmit diseases when, probing for blood vessels, they inject saliva together with viral, bacterial, or parasitic pathogens into the skin of mammalian hosts. A study in mice suggests a critical role of mosquito saliva in the outcome of dengue virus infection.