Emergence of Dengue Virus Serotype 3, Lineage III_B.3.2, Angola

We detected dengue virus serotype 3 in 11.8% (16/136) of febrile patients in Luanda Province, Angola, during April and July 2024. Our genetic analyses reveal that dengue virus serotype 3 lineage III_B.3.2 probably was imported from the Americas into Angola in late 2022 and then spread through local...

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Published in:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Jocelyne Neto de Vasconcelos, Ingra M. Claro, Raissa Heloisa de Araujo Eliodoro, Filipe R.R. Moreira, Amilton Pereira, Luzia Samuel, Esménia Coelho Rocha, Eusébio Manuel, Nelson Mapenzi-Kashali, Fiston Cikaya Kankolongo, Darlan S. Cândido, Jaqueline Goes de Jesus, Gilda Mariano, Sofia Sousa, Carina Clemente, Cláudia Muenga, Ilaria Dorigatti, William M. de Souza, Charles Whittaker, Victoria M. Cox, Wes Hinsley, Nicholas Loman, Joshua Quick, Placide Mbala, Nuno R. Faria, Joana Morais
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2025-11-01
Subjects:
dengue virus
serotype 3
arbovirus
viruses
Angola
epidemiology
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/11/25-1079_article
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Summary:We detected dengue virus serotype 3 in 11.8% (16/136) of febrile patients in Luanda Province, Angola, during April and July 2024. Our genetic analyses reveal that dengue virus serotype 3 lineage III_B.3.2 probably was imported from the Americas into Angola in late 2022 and then spread through local transmission.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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