Madrid (AFP): Spanish health authorities confirmed Friday (Nov 8) a case of a man spreading dengue through sex, a world first for a virus that, until recently, was thought to be transmitted only by mosquitoes.
The case concerns a 41-year-old man from Madrid who contracted dengue after having sex with his male partner, who picked up the virus from a mosquito bite during a trip to Cuba, said Susana Jimenez of the Madrid region's public health department.
