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Serotype and genotype analysis of dengue virus by sequencing followed by phylogenetic analysis using samples from three mini outbreaks-2007-2009 in Pakistan.
BMC microbiology - 10 Sept 2011
Fatima Zareen, Idrees Muhammad, Bajwa Mohammad A, Tahir Zarfishan, Ullah Obaid, Zia Muhammad Q, Hussain Abrar, Akram Madiha, Khubaib Bushra, Afzal Samia, Munir Saira, Saleem Sana, Rauff Bisma, Badar Sadaf, Naudhani Mahrukh, Butt Sadia, Aftab Mahwish, Ali Liaqat, Ali Muhammad
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BACKGROUND: Since the first reported outbreak of dengue hemorrhagic fever in Pakistan, several mini outbreaks have erupted in the region. Dengue virus serotype 3 (DEN-3) was first documented in 2005 outbreak in Karachi. Reports show that serotype 3 is prevalent in Lahore since 2008. Serotype 2 (DEN-2) is the major circulating serotype in Pakistan as it is documented since 1994. We have conducted a detailed study...
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