Publication

Title: Emergence of Dengue Virus Serotype 2 Cosmopolitan Genotype, Brazil
Authors: Giovanetti M, Pereira L, Santiago G, Fonseca V, Mendoza M, de Oliveira C, de Moraes L, Xavier J, Tosta S, Fristch H, de Castro Barbosa E, Rodrigues E, Figueroa-Romero D, Padilla-Rojas C, Cáceres-Rey O, Mendonça A, de Bruycker Nogueira F, Venancio da Cunha R, de Filippis A, Freitas C, Peterka C, de Albuquerque C, Franco L, Méndez Rico J, Muñoz-Jordán J, Lemes da Silva V, Alcantara L.
Journal: Emerging Infectious Diseases,28(8):1725-1727. doi: 10.3201/eid2808.220550.: (2022)

Abstract

We used nanopore sequencing and phylogenetic analyses to identify a cosmopolitan genotype of dengue virus serotype 2 that was isolated from a 56-year-old male patient from the state of Goiás in Brazil. The emergence of a cosmopolitan genotype in Brazil will require risk assessment and surveillance to reduce epidemic potential.

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Citation: Giovanetti M, Pereira L, Santiago G, Fonseca V, Mendoza M, de Oliveira C, de Moraes L, Xavier J, Tosta S, Fristch H, de Castro Barbosa E, Rodrigues E, Figueroa-Romero D, Padilla-Rojas C, Cáceres-Rey O, Mendonça A, de Bruycker Nogueira F, Venancio da Cunha R, de Filippis A, Freitas C, Peterka C, de Albuquerque C, Franco L, Méndez Rico J, Muñoz-Jordán J, Lemes da Silva V, Alcantara L. Emergence of Dengue Virus Serotype 2 Cosmopolitan Genotype, Brazil Emerging Infectious Diseases,28(8):1725-1727. doi: 10.3201/eid2808.220550.: (2022).


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