Characterization of Dengue virus type 2: new insights on the 2010 Brazilian epidemic.

Dengue viruses (DENV) serotypes 1, 2, and 3 have been causing yearly outbreaks in Brazil. In this study, we report the re-introduction of DENV2 in the coast of São Paulo State. Partial envelope viral genes were sequenced from eighteen patients with dengue fever during the 2010 epidemic. Phylogenetic...

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Main Authors: Camila Malta Romano, Andréia Manso de Matos, Evaldo Stanislau A Araújo, Lucy Santos Villas-Boas, Wanessa Cardoso da Silva, Olímpia M N P F Oliveira, Karina I Carvalho, Ana Carolina Mamana de Souza, Celia L Rodrigues, José Eduardo Levi, Esper G Kallas, Claudio Sergio Pannuti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20676363/pdf/?tool=EBI