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Population dynamics of DENV-1 genotype V in Brazil is characterized by co-circulation and strain/lineage replacement.
Archives of virology - 1 Nov 2012
Drumond Betânia Paiva, Mondini Adriano, Schmidt Diane J, Bosch Irene, Nogueira Maurício Lacerda
Abstract excerpt
Following successive outbreaks of dengue fever caused predominantly by dengue virus (DENV) 2 and 3, DENV-1 is now the primary serotype circulating in Brazil. We sequenced and analyzed Brazilian DENV-1 genomes and found that all isolates belong to genotype V and are subdivided into three lineages, which were introduced during four different events. The first introduction occurred in 1984-85, the second in 1997-99,...
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