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Emergence of the Asian lineage dengue virus type 3 genotype III in Malaysia.
BMC evolutionary biology - 24 Apr 2018
Tan Kim-Kee, Zulkifle Nurul-Izzani, Sulaiman Syuhaida, Pang Sui-Ping, NorAmdan NurAsyura, MatRahim NorAziyah, Abd-Jamil Juraina, Shu Meng-Hooi, Mahadi Nor Muhammad, AbuBakar Sazaly
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Dengue virus type 3 genotype III (DENV3/III) is associated with increased number of severe infections when it emerged in the Americas and Asia. We had previously demonstrated that the DENV3/III was introduced into Malaysia in the late 2000s. We investigated the genetic diversity of DENV3/III strains recovered from Malaysia and examined their phylogenetic relationships against other DENV3/III strains...
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