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Molecular epidemiology and evolutionary trends of dengue virus serotype-2 strains in Sri Lanka.
BMC microbiology - 26 Dec 2025
Ariyaratne Dinuka, Jayadas Tibutius Thanesh Pramanayagam, Jeewandara Chandima, Senadheera Bhagya, De Silva Malithi, Gomes Laksiri, Bary Farha, Syenina Ayesa, Ranasinghe Diyanath, Kuruppu Heshan, Wijewickrama Ananda, Ooi Eng Eong, Malavige Gathsaurie Neelika
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Dengue virus (DENV) infections in Sri Lanka have intensified over the past 3 decades. Surveillance and characterization of different DENV lineages of different serotypes causing outbreaks is crucial for initiation of timely dengue control measures and for implementing dengue vaccines. Therefore, we characterized the DENV-2 strains in Sri Lanka from 2016, until end of 2023 and their evolutionary...
Topics
- Dengue Virus
- Sri Lanka
- Humans
- Phylogeny
- Serogroup
- Evolution, Molecular
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Dengue
- Genotype
- Mutation
- Viral Nonstructural Proteins
- RNA, Viral
- Viral Envelope Proteins