Article
Phylogenetic reconstruction of dengue virus type 2 in Colombia.
Virology journal - 9 Mar 2012
Méndez Jairo A, Usme-Ciro José A, Domingo Cristina, Rey Gloria J, Sánchez Juan A, Tenorio Antonio, Gallego-Gomez Juan C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Dengue fever is perhaps the most important viral re-emergent disease especially in tropical and sub-tropical countries, affecting about 50 million people around the world yearly. In Colombia, dengue virus was first detected in 1971 and still remains as a major public health issue. Although four viral serotypes have been recurrently identified, dengue virus type 2 (DENV-2) has been involved in the most...
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