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Vector borne (by insects) diseases
Vector borne diseases are those in which the infectious agent is transmitted from an infected individual to a susceptible individual by an insect or other living character, such as by the bite of a blood-feeding vector or by other inoculation.
Last updated: 15 January, 2008
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