Emergence of the Asian lineage dengue virus type 3 genotype III in Malaysia

Emergence of the Asian lineage dengue virus type 3 genotype III in Malaysia

Abstract Background Dengue virus type 3 genotype III (DENV3/III) is associated with increased number of severe infections when it emerged in the Americas and Asia. We had previously demonstrated that the DENV3/III was introduced into Malaysia in the late 2000s. We investigated the genetic diversity...

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Main Authors: Kim-Kee Tan, Nurul-Izzani Zulkifle, Syuhaida Sulaiman, Sui-Ping Pang, NurAsyura NorAmdan, NorAziyah MatRahim, Juraina Abd-Jamil, Meng-Hooi Shu, Nor Muhammad Mahadi, Sazaly AbuBakar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Infectious disease
Arbovirus
Dengue virus
Malaysia
DENV3, phylogenetic
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-018-1175-4

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