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Genetic variation in the 3' untranslated region of dengue virus serotype 3 strains isolated from mosquitoes and humans in Brazil.
Virology journal - 2 Jan 2013
de Castro Márcia Gonçalves, de Nogueira Fernanda Bruycker, Nogueira Rita Maria Ribeiro, Lourenço-de-Oliveira Ricardo, dos Santos Flávia Barreto
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Dengue, a mosquito-borne viral infection caused by one of the four dengue virus (DENV) serotypes (DENV-1 to 4), replicate alternately on the mosquito vector and human host and are responsible for infections throughout tropical and subtropical regions of the world. In Brazil, the disease has become a major public health problem and the introduction of DENV-3 in 2000 in Rio de Janeiro (RJ) was...
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