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Diversity of dengue virus-3 genotype III in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Acta tropica - 1 Jul 2018
Hashem Anwar M, Sohrab Sayed S, El-Kafrawy Sherif A, Abd-Alla Adly M M, El-Ela Saeid Abo, Abujamel Turki S, Hassan Ahmed M, Farraj Suha A, Othman Noura A, Charrel Remi N, Azhar Esam I
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Dengue is the most important arboviral disease in tropical and subtropical countries. Dispersal of the vector and an increase in migratory flow between countries have led to large epidemics and severe clinical outcomes. Over the past 20 years, dengue epidemics have become more wide-spread and frequent. Previous studies have shown that dengue is endemic in Jeddah, Makkah and Al-Madinah in western Saudi...
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