Autochthonous Dengue Fever, Tokyo, Japan, 2014

After 70 years with no confirmed autochthonous cases of dengue fever in Japan, 19 cases were reported during August–September 2014. Dengue virus serotype 1 was detected in 18 patients. Phylogenetic analysis of the envelope protein genome sequence from 3 patients revealed 100% identity with the strai...

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Published in:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Satoshi Kutsuna, Yasuyuki Kato, Meng Ling Moi, Akira Kotaki, Masayuki Ota, Koh Shinohara, Tetsuro Kobayashi, Kei Yamamoto, Yoshihiro Fujiya, Momoko Mawatari, Tastuya Sato, Junwa Kunimatsu, Nozomi Takeshita, Kayoko Hayakawa, Shuzo Kanagawa, Tomohiko Takasaki, Norio Ohmagari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-03-01
Subjects:
Dengue fever
Aedes albopictus
Tokyo
Japan
parasites
viruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/3/14-1662_article
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Summary:After 70 years with no confirmed autochthonous cases of dengue fever in Japan, 19 cases were reported during August–September 2014. Dengue virus serotype 1 was detected in 18 patients. Phylogenetic analysis of the envelope protein genome sequence from 3 patients revealed 100% identity with the strain from the first patient (2014) in Japan.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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