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Early genomic detection of cosmopolitan genotype of dengue virus serotype 2, Angola, 2018

  • 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*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • University of Oxford
  • Instituto Nacional de Investigação em Saúde
  • Universidad San Francisco de Quito
  • Cligest Clinic
  • University of KwaZulu-Natal

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)784-787
Number of pages4
JournalEmerging Infectious Diseases
Volume25
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2019
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

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  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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