Dengue virus 2 American-Asian genotype identified during the 2006/2007 outbreak in Piauí, Brazil reveals a Caribbean route of introduction and dissemination of dengue virus in Brazil.

Dengue virus 2 American-Asian genotype identified during the 2006/2007 outbreak in Piauí, Brazil reveals a Caribbean route of introduction and dissemination of dengue virus in Brazil.

Dengue virus (DENV) is the most widespread arthropod-borne virus, and the number and severity of outbreaks has increased worldwide in recent decades. Dengue is caused by DENV-1, DENV- 2, DENV-3 and DENV-4 which are genetically distant. The species has been subdivided into genotypes based on phylogen...

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Main Authors: Leandra Barcelos Figueiredo, Tetsu Sakamoto, Luiz Felipe Leomil Coelho, Eliseu Soares de Oliveira Rocha, Marcela Menezes Gomes Cota, Gustavo Portela Ferreira, Jaquelline Germano de Oliveira, Erna Geessien Kroon
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Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/62eda789a6e346e687ce20959e0bdde3
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