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Complete Genome Characterization of the 2017 Dengue Outbreak in Xishuangbanna, a Border City of China, Burma and Laos.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - 1 Jan 2018
Wen Songjiao, Ma Dehong, Lin Yao, Li Lihua, Hong Shan, Li Xiaoman, Wang Xiaodan, Xi Juemin, Qiu Lijuan, Pan Yue, Chen Junying, Shan Xiyun, Sun Qiangming
Abstract excerpt
A dengue outbreak abruptly occurred at the border of China, Myanmar, and Laos in June 2017. By November 3rd 2017, 1184 infected individuals were confirmed as NS1-positivein Xishuangbanna, a city located at the border. To verify the causative agent, complete genome information was obtained through PCR and sequencing based on the viral RNAs extracted from patient samples. Phylogenetic trees were constructed by the...
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