Dengue is the most rapidly advancing vector-borne disease, with an estimated 50 million infections occurring annually.1 The occurrence of dengue in pregnancy has been described in the literature since 1948,2 mostly in the form of case reports, with the two largest series reported from French Guiana, involving 38 cases3 and 53 cases.4 In the last two decades, the first reports of vertical transmission and maternal deaths related to infection with the dengue virus (DENV) have been confirmed.5–7
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