Publication

Title: Early Genomic Detection of Cosmopolitan Genotype of Dengue Virus Serotype 2, Angola, 2018
Authors: Hill SC, Neto de Vasconcelos J, Granja BG, Thézé J, Jandondo D, Neto Z, Mirandela M, Sebastião CDS, Cândido ALM, Clemente C, Pereira da Silva S, de Oliveira T, Pybus OG, Faria NR, Afonso JM.
Journal: Emerg Infect Dis.,25(4):784-787 (2019)

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.

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Citation: Hill SC, Neto de Vasconcelos J, Granja BG, Thézé J, Jandondo D, Neto Z, Mirandela M, Sebastião CDS, Cândido ALM, Clemente C, Pereira da Silva S, de Oliveira T, Pybus OG, Faria NR, Afonso JM. Early Genomic Detection of Cosmopolitan Genotype of Dengue Virus Serotype 2, Angola, 2018 Emerg Infect Dis.,25(4):784-787 (2019).


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