Emergence of dengue virus serotype 2 in Mauritania and molecular characterization of its circulation in West Africa.
The number of sporadic and epidemic dengue fever cases have reportedly been increasing in recent years in some West African countries, such as Senegal and Mali. The first epidemic of laboratory-confirmed dengue occurred in Nouakchott, the capital city of Mauritania situated in the Saharan desert, in...
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oai:doaj.org-article:5d1ea0d6b31d4d3da0d5cd392901e10c2021-12-02T20:23:34ZEmergence of dengue virus serotype 2 in Mauritania and molecular characterization of its circulation in West Africa.1935-27271935-273510.1371/journal.pntd.0009829https://doaj.org/article/5d1ea0d6b31d4d3da0d5cd392901e10c2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009829https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735The number of sporadic and epidemic dengue fever cases have reportedly been increasing in recent years in some West African countries, such as Senegal and Mali. The first epidemic of laboratory-confirmed dengue occurred in Nouakchott, the capital city of Mauritania situated in the Saharan desert, in 2014. On-site diagnosis of dengue fever was established using a rapid diagnostic test for dengue. In parallel, the presence of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in the city was confirmed. The initial diagnosis was confirmed by RT-PCR, which showed that all samples from the 2014 dengue epidemic in Nouakchott were dengue virus serotype 2 (DENV-2). The whole genome or envelope protein gene of these strains, together with other DENV-2 strains obtained from travelers returning from West African countries to France between 2016 and 2019 (including two Mauritanian strains in 2017 and 2018), were sequenced. Phylogenetic analysis suggested a recent emergence of an epidemic strain from the cosmopolitan genotype belonging to West African cosmopolitan lineage II, which is genetically distinct from African sylvatic genotype. The origin of this DENV-2 lineage is still unknown, but our data seem to suggest a recent and rapid dispersion of the epidemic strain throughout the region. More complete genome sequences of West African DENV-2 are required for a better understanding of the dynamics of its circulation. Arboviral surveillance and outbreak forecasting are urgently needed in West Africa.Toscane FouriéAhmed El BaraAudrey Dubot-PérèsGilda GrardSébastien BriolantLeonardo K BascoMohamed Ouldabdallahi MoukahIsabelle Leparc-GoffartPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleArctic medicine. Tropical medicineRC955-962Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 15, Iss 10, p e0009829 (2021) |
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The number of sporadic and epidemic dengue fever cases have reportedly been increasing in recent years in some West African countries, such as Senegal and Mali. The first epidemic of laboratory-confirmed dengue occurred in Nouakchott, the capital city of Mauritania situated in the Saharan desert, in 2014. On-site diagnosis of dengue fever was established using a rapid diagnostic test for dengue. In parallel, the presence of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in the city was confirmed. The initial diagnosis was confirmed by RT-PCR, which showed that all samples from the 2014 dengue epidemic in Nouakchott were dengue virus serotype 2 (DENV-2). The whole genome or envelope protein gene of these strains, together with other DENV-2 strains obtained from travelers returning from West African countries to France between 2016 and 2019 (including two Mauritanian strains in 2017 and 2018), were sequenced. Phylogenetic analysis suggested a recent emergence of an epidemic strain from the cosmopolitan genotype belonging to West African cosmopolitan lineage II, which is genetically distinct from African sylvatic genotype. The origin of this DENV-2 lineage is still unknown, but our data seem to suggest a recent and rapid dispersion of the epidemic strain throughout the region. More complete genome sequences of West African DENV-2 are required for a better understanding of the dynamics of its circulation. Arboviral surveillance and outbreak forecasting are urgently needed in West Africa. |
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Toscane Fourié Ahmed El Bara Audrey Dubot-Pérès Gilda Grard Sébastien Briolant Leonardo K Basco Mohamed Ouldabdallahi Moukah Isabelle Leparc-Goffart |
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Toscane Fourié Ahmed El Bara Audrey Dubot-Pérès Gilda Grard Sébastien Briolant Leonardo K Basco Mohamed Ouldabdallahi Moukah Isabelle Leparc-Goffart |
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Emergence of dengue virus serotype 2 in Mauritania and molecular characterization of its circulation in West Africa. |
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Emergence of dengue virus serotype 2 in Mauritania and molecular characterization of its circulation in West Africa. |
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Emergence of dengue virus serotype 2 in Mauritania and molecular characterization of its circulation in West Africa. |
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Emergence of dengue virus serotype 2 in Mauritania and molecular characterization of its circulation in West Africa. |
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Emergence of dengue virus serotype 2 in Mauritania and molecular characterization of its circulation in West Africa. |
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emergence of dengue virus serotype 2 in mauritania and molecular characterization of its circulation in west africa. |
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