##  [Vector Competence](/index.php/vector-competence) 

  ##  [Vector Competence](https://health.quantumdictionary.io/vector-competence-0) 

  

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Definition

The intrinsic ability of an arthropod or other putative vector species to acquire a specific pathogen from an infected source, support that pathogen's replication or developmental progression within its body to a transmissible stage, and deliver the pathogen to a susceptible host under appropriate contact conditions.