Reemergence of Dengue in Mauritius
| Autor: | Mohammad Iqbal Issack, Vidula N. Pursem, Timothy M.S. Barkham, Lee-Ching Ng, Masafumi Inoue, Shyam S. Manraj |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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| Zdroj: | Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 16, Iss 4, Pp 716-718 (2010) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1080-6040 1080-6059 |
| DOI: | 10.3201/eid1604.091582 |
| Popis: | Dengue reemerged in Mauritius in 2009 after an absence of >30 years, and >200 cases were confirmed serologically. Molecular studies showed that the outbreak was caused by dengue virus type 2. Phylogenetic analysis of the envelope gene identified 2 clades of the virus. No case of hemorrhagic fever was recorded. |
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