Article
A new genetic variant of dengue serotype 2 virus circulating in the Peruvian Amazon.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Jul 2020
Falconi-Agapito Francesca, Selhorst Philippe, Merino Xiomara, Torres Fiorella, Michiels Johan, Fernandez Connie, Talledo Michael, Ariën Kevin K
Abstract excerpt
We sequenced the envelope gene of dengue virus serotype 2 (DENV-2-E) in samples from an outbreak reported in 2018, in Yurimaguas, Peru. The strain belongs to lineage 2 of the American/Asian genotype. We report a variant with two novel mutations (I379T and V484I) located in domain III of DENV2-E.
Topics
- Dengue
- Dengue Virus
- Disease Outbreaks
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Humans
- Peru
- Phylogeny
- Serogroup
- Viral Envelope Proteins
