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Introduction of the American/Asian genotype of dengue 2 virus into the Yucatan State of Mexico.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Oct 2004
Loroño-Pino María A, Farfán-Ale José A, Zapata-Peraza Alicia L, Rosado-Paredes Elsy P, Flores-Flores Luis F, García-Rejón Julián E, Díaz Francisco J, Blitvich Bradley J, Andrade-Narváez Manuel, Jiménez-Ríos Eusebio, Blair Carol D, Olson Ken E, Black William, Beaty Barry J
Abstract excerpt
A dengue (DEN) outbreak occurred in the Yucatan State of Mexico in 2002. Three isolates were obtained from patients presenting with DEN-like symptoms, and examined by partial nucleotide sequencing and phylogenetic analysis. The isolates were identified as DEN-2 viruses of the American-Asian genotype; this is the first report of this genotype in the Yucatan State. The DEN-2 viruses of the American-Asian genotype...
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