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Phylogeography and molecular epidemiology of an epidemic strain of dengue virus type 1 in Sri Lanka.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Aug 2014
Ocwieja Karen E, Fernando Anira N, Sherrill-Mix Scott, Sundararaman Sesh A, Tennekoon Rashika N, Tippalagama Rashmi, Krishnananthasivam Shivankari, Premawansa Gayani, Premawansa Sunil, De Silva Aruna Dharshan
Abstract excerpt
In 2009, a severe epidemic of dengue disease occurred in Sri Lanka, with higher mortality and morbidity than any previously recorded epidemic in the country. It corresponded to a shift to dengue virus 1 as the major disease-causing serotype in Sri Lanka. Dengue disease reached epidemic levels in the next 3 years. We report phylogenetic evidence that the 2009 epidemic DENV-1 strain continued to circulate within...
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