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Emergence of Epidemic Dengue-1 Virus in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Oct 2016
Bodinayake Champica K, Tillekeratne L Gayani, Nagahawatte Ajith, Devasiri Vasantha, Kodikara Arachichi Wasantha, Strouse John J, Sessions October M, Kurukulasooriya Ruvini, Uehara Anna, Howe Shiqin, Ong Xin Mei, Tan Sharon, Chow Angelia, Tummalapalli Praveen, De Silva Aruna D, Østbye Truls, Woods Christopher W, Gubler Duane J, Reller Megan E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Dengue is a frequent cause of acute febrile illness with an expanding global distribution. Since the 1960s, dengue in Sri Lanka has been documented primarily along the heavily urbanized western coast with periodic shifting of serotypes. Outbreaks from 2005-2008 were attributed to a new clade of DENV-3 and more recently to a newly introduced genotype of DENV-1. In 2007, we conducted etiologic...
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