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Lineage II of Southeast Asian/American DENV-2 is associated with a severe dengue outbreak in the Peruvian Amazon.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Sept 2014
Williams Maya, Mayer Sandra V, Johnson William L, Chen Rubing, Volkova Evgeniya, Vilcarromero Stalin, Widen Steven G, Wood Thomas G, Suarez-Ognio Luis, Long Kanya C, Hanley Kathryn A, Morrison Amy C, Vasilakis Nikos, Halsey Eric S
Abstract excerpt
During 2010 and 2011, the Loreto region of Peru experienced a dengue outbreak of unprecedented magnitude and severity for the region. This outbreak coincided with the reappearance of dengue virus-2 (DENV-2) in Loreto after almost 8 years. Whole-genome sequence indicated that DENV-2 from the outbr...
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