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Dengue virus surveillance in Singapore reveals high viral diversity through multiple introductions and in situ evolution.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2012
Lee Kim-Sung, Lo Sharon, Tan Sharon Siok-Yin, Chua Rachel, Tan Li-Kiang, Xu Helen, Ng Lee-Ching
Abstract excerpt
Dengue fever, a vector-borne disease, has caused tremendous burden to countries in the tropics and sub tropics. Over the past 20 years, dengue epidemics have become more widespread, severe and frequent. This study aims to understand the dynamics of dengue viruses in cosmopolitan Singapore. Envelope protein gene sequences of all four dengue serotypes (DENV-1-DENV-4) obtained from human sera in Singapore...
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