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Genetic characterization of dengue virus serotype 1 circulating in Reunion Island, 2019-2021, and the Seychelles, 2015-2016.
BMC infectious diseases - 5 May 2023
Hafsia Sarah, Barbar Tatiana, Wilkinson David A, Atyame Célestine, Biscornet Leon, Bibi Jastin, Louange Meggy, Gedeon Jude, De Santis Olga, Flahault Antoine, Cabie André, Bertolotti Antoine, Mavingui Patrick
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BACKGROUND: An unprecedent increase in the number of cases and deaths reported from dengue virus (DENV) infection has occurred in the southwestern Indian ocean in recent years. From 2017 to mid-2021 more than 70,000 confirmed dengue cases were reported in Reunion Island, and 1967 cases were recorded in the Seychelles from 2015 to 2016. Both these outbreaks displayed similar trends, with the initial circulation of...
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