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Evolution and heterogeneity of multiple serotypes of Dengue virus in Pakistan, 2006-2011.
Virology journal - 4 Sept 2013
Koo Carmen, Nasir Amna, Hapuarachchi Hapuarachchige Chanditha, Lee Kim-Sung, Hasan Zahra, Ng Lee-Ching, Khan Erum
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BACKGROUND: Even though dengue has been recognized as one of the major public health threats in Pakistan, the understanding of its molecular epidemiology is still limited. The genotypic diversity of Dengue virus (DENV) serotypes involved in dengue outbreaks since 2005 in Pakistan is not well studied. Here, we investigated the origin, diversity, genetic relationships and geographic distribution of DENV to...
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