Early Genomic Detection of Cosmopolitan Genotype of Dengue Virus Serotype 2, Angola, 2018

Early Genomic Detection of Cosmopolitan Genotype of Dengue Virus Serotype 2, Angola, 2018

We used portable genome sequencing to investigate reported dengue virus transmission in Angola. Our results show that autochthonous transmission of dengue serotype 2 (cosmopolitan genotype) occurred in January 2018.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sarah C. Hill, Jocelyne Neto de Vasconcelos, Bernardo Gutierrez Granja, Julien Thézé, Domingos Jandondo, Zoraima Neto, Marinela Mirandela, Cruz dos Santos Sebastião, Ana Luísa Micolo Cândido, Carina Clemente, Sara Pereira da Silva, Túlio de Oliveira, Oliver G. Pybus, Nuno R. Faria, Joana Morais Afonso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
dengue
DENV
vector-borne infections
mosquito-borne diseases
genomic detection
nanopore sequencing
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/4/18-0958_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/4/18-0958_article

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