First evidence of simultaneous circulation of three different dengue virus serotypes in Africa.

Gabon, in Central Africa, was affected for the first time in 2007 and then in 2010 by simultaneous outbreaks of chikungunya and Dengue serotype 2 (DENV-2) viruses. Through the national surveillance of dengue-like syndromes between 2007 and 2010, we observed continuous circulation of DENV-2 in a sout...

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Main Authors: Melanie Caron, Gilda Grard, Christophe Paupy, Illich Mamfred Mombo, Branly Bikie Bi Nso, Fabrice Roland Kassa Kassa, Dieudonne Nkoghe, Eric Maurice Leroy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3804462?pdf=render