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Dengue virus 3 genotype I in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and eggs, Brazil, 2005-2006.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Jun 2010
Vilela Ana P P, Figueiredo Leandra B, dos Santos João R, Eiras Alvaro E, Bonjardim Cláudio A, Ferreira Paulo C P, Kroon Erna G
Abstract excerpt
Dengue virus type 3 genotype I was detected in Brazil during epidemics in 2002-2004. To confirm this finding, we identified this virus genotype in naturally infected field-caught Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and eggs. Results showed usefulness of virus investigations in vectors as a component of active epidemiologic surveillance.
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