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Dengue virus type-3 infection in a traveler returning from Benin to Japan.
Journal of travel medicine - 1 Jul 2012
Ujiie Mugen, Moi Meng Ling, Kobayashi Taiichiro, Takeshita Nozomi, Kato Yasuyuki, Takasaki Tomohiko, Kanagawa Shuzo
Abstract excerpt
Dengue virus (DENV) infection is a major health threat for travelers. We describe here a case of dengue virus serotype-3 (DENV-3) infection in a traveler returning to Japan from the Republic of Benin. The isolated DENV-3 genotype 3 strain exhibited high sequence similarity to those from neighboring regions.
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