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Probability of consolidation constrains novel serotype emergence in dengue fever virus.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2021
Sánchez-González Gilberto, Belak Zachery R, Lozano Luis, Condé Renaud
Abstract excerpt
Since their first sequencing 40 years ago, Dengue virus (DENV) genotypes have shown extreme coherence regarding the serotype class they encode. Considering that DENV is a ribonucleic acid (RNA) virus with a high mutation rate, this behavior is intriguing. Here, we explore the effect of various parameters on likelihood of new serotype emergence. In order to determine the time scales of such an event, we used a...
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