Genetic characterization of dengue virus type 3 isolates in the State of Rio de Janeiro, 2001

The genetic characterization of dengue virus type 3 (DEN-3) strains isolated from autochthonous cases in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2001 is presented. Restriction site-specific (RSS)-PCR performed on 22 strains classified the Brazilian DEN-3 viruses as subtype C, a subtype that contains...

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Main Authors: M.P. Miagostovich, F.B. dos Santos, T.S. de Simone, E.V. Costa, A.M.B. Filippis, H.G. Schatzmayr, R.M.R. Nogueira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2002-08-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2002000800002