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Phylogeography and population dynamics of dengue viruses in the Americas.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Jun 2012
Allicock Orchid M, Lemey Philippe, Tatem Andrew J, Pybus Oliver G, Bennett Shannon N, Mueller Brandi A, Suchard Marc A, Foster Jerome E, Rambaut Andrew, Carrington Christine V F
Abstract excerpt
Changes in Dengue virus (DENV) disease patterns in the Americas over recent decades have been attributed, at least in part, to repeated introduction of DENV strains from other regions, resulting in a shift from hypoendemicity to hyperendemicity. Using newly sequenced DENV-1 and DENV-3 envelope (E) gene isolates from 11 Caribbean countries, along with sequences available on GenBank, we sought to document the...
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