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Emergence and Global Spread of a Dengue Serotype 3, Subtype III Virus

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Messer, William B., Gubler, Duane J., Harris, Eva, Sivananthan, Kamalanayani, de Silva, Aravinda M.·2003·Emerging Infectious Diseases

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Over the past two decades, dengue virus serotype 3 (DENV-3) has caused unexpected epidemics of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) in Sri Lanka, East Africa, and Latin America. We used a phylogenetic approach to evaluate the roles of virus evolution and transport in the emergence of these outbreaks. Isolates from these geographically distant epidemics are closely related and belong to DENV-3, subtype III, which originated in the Indian subcontinent. The emergence of DHF in Sri Lanka in 1989 correlated with the appearance there of a new DENV-3, subtype III variant. This variant likely spread from the Indian subcontinent into Africa in the 1980s and from Africa into Latin America in the mid-1990s. DENV-3, subtype III isolates from mild and severe disease outbreaks formed genetically distinct groups, which suggests a role for viral genetics in DHF.

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Authors
Messer, W. B., Gubler, D. J., Harris, E., Sivananthan, K., & de Silva, A. M.
Venue
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Published
2003-07
Volume
9
Issue
7
Pages
800-809
ISSN
  • 1080-6040 (ISSN-L)
  • 1080-6059
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W2139901224
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445
References
1
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14.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Messer, W. B., Gubler, D. J., Harris, E., Sivananthan, K., & de Silva, A. M. (2003). Emergence and Global Spread of a Dengue Serotype 3, Subtype III Virus. Emerging Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0907.030038

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