Emergence of a New Strain of DENV-2 in South America: Introduction of the Cosmopolitan Genotype through the Brazilian-Peruvian Border

Emergence of a New Strain of DENV-2 in South America: Introduction of the Cosmopolitan Genotype through the Brazilian-Peruvian Border

Dengue virus 2 (DENV-2) seriously contributes to dengue-related mortality. It includes five nonsylvatic genotypes, with cosmopolitan being the most widespread with a significant contribution to the total number of DENV-2 cases globally. In South America, the cosmopolitan genotype was first recorded...

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Main Authors: Murilo Tavares Amorim, Leonardo H. Almeida Hernández, Felipe Gomes Naveca, Ivy Tsuya Essashika Prazeres, Ana Lucia Monteiro Wanzeller, Eliana Vieira Pinto da Silva, Livia M. Neves Casseb, Fábio Silva da Silva, Sandro Patroca da Silva, Bruno Tardelli Diniz Nunes, Ana Cecília Ribeiro Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
arboviruses
dengue virus serotype 2
cosmopolitan genotype
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/8/6/325

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