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Re-emergence of dengue virus type 3 in Canton, China, 2009-2010, associated with multiple introductions through different geographical routes.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Liang Huiying, Luo Lei, Yang Zhicong, Di Biao, Bai Zhijun, He Peng, Jing Qinlong, Zheng Xueli
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Endemic dengue virus type 3 (DENV-3) infections have not been reported in Canton, China, since 1980. In March 2009, DENV-3 was isolated for the second time, occurring about 30 years after the previous circulation. In August, 3 other cases emerged. One much larger outbreak occurred again in 2010. To address the origin and particularly to determine whether the outbreaks were caused by the same viral...
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