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ID TRANS:0000005
Name vector-borne transmission
Definition Vector-borne transmission is an indirect transmission process during which the pathogen is indirectly transferred from a reservoir, source or host via an animate intermediary vector to another host. Most vectors are arthropods such as mosquitoes, fleas, and ticks.
https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson1/section10.html, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disease_vector
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is_a indirect transmission

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