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Exploring the origin and potential for spread of the 2013 dengue outbreak in Luanda, Angola.
Global health action - 2 Aug 2013
Sessions October M, Khan Kamran, Hou Yan'an, Meltzer Eyal, Quam Mikkel, Schwartz Eli, Gubler Duane J, Wilder-Smith Annelies
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INTRODUCTION: Dengue in Africa is underreported. Simultaneous reports of travellers with dengue returning from Luanda, Angola, to six countries on four continents suggest that a major dengue outbreak is currently occurring in Angola, South West Africa. METHODS: To identify the origin of the imported dengue virus, we sequenced the virus from Angola and investigated the interconnectivity via air travel between...
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