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Complete genetic characterization of a Brazilian dengue virus type 3 strain isolated from a fatal outcome.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 May 2006
Miagostovich Marize Pereira, dos Santos Flávia Barreto, Fumian Túlio Machado, Guimarães Flávia Ramos, da Costa Eliane Veiga, Tavares Fernando Neto, Coelho Janice Oliveira, Nogueira Rita Maria Ribeiro
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We have determined the complete nucleotide and the deduced amino acid sequences of Brazilian dengue virus type 3 (DENV-3) from a dengue case with fatal outcome, which occurred during an epidemic in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2002. This constitutes the first complete genetic characterization of a Brazilian DENV-3 strain since its introduction into the country in 2001. DENV-3 was responsible for the...
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