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A new genetic variant of dengue serotype 2 virus circulating in the Peruvian Amazon.
Falconi-Agapito, Francesca; Selhorst, Philippe; Merino, Xiomara; Torres, Fiorella; Michiels, Johan; Fernandez, Connie; Talledo, Michael; Ariën, Kevin K.
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  • Falconi-Agapito F; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Unit of Virology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nationalestraat 155, B-2000, Antwerp, Belgium; Unidad de Virología, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Av. Honorio Delgado 430, 15102, Lima, Peru. Electronic
  • Selhorst P; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Unit of Virology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nationalestraat 155, B-2000, Antwerp, Belgium. Electronic address: pselhorst@itg.be.
  • Merino X; Unidad de Virología, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Av. Honorio Delgado 430, 15102, Lima, Peru. Electronic address: xiomara.merino@upch.pe.
  • Torres F; Hospital Santa Gema, Yurimaguas, Calle Progreso 405, Yurimaguas, Alto Amazonas, 16501, Loreto, Peru. Electronic address: fiori.tote@gmail.com.
  • Michiels J; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Unit of Virology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nationalestraat 155, B-2000, Antwerp, Belgium. Electronic address: jmichiels@itg.be.
  • Fernandez C; Hospital Santa Gema, Yurimaguas, Calle Progreso 405, Yurimaguas, Alto Amazonas, 16501, Loreto, Peru. Electronic address: connieaqp@yahoo.com.
  • Talledo M; Unidad de Virología, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Av. Honorio Delgado 430, 15102, Lima, Peru. Electronic address: michael.talledo.a@upch.pe.
  • Ariën KK; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Unit of Virology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nationalestraat 155, B-2000, Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Belgium. Electronic address: karien@itg.be.
Int J Infect Dis ; 96: 136-138, 2020 Jul.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32387448
We sequenced the envelope gene of dengue virus serotype 2 (DENV-2-E) in samples from an outbreak reported in 2018, in Yurimaguas, Peru. The strain belongs to lineage 2 of the American/Asian genotype. We report a variant with two novel mutations (I379T and V484I) located in domain III of DENV2-E.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Dengue / Dengue Virus Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Peru Language: En Journal: Int J Infect Dis Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Year: 2020 Document type: Article Country of publication: Canada
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Dengue / Dengue Virus Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Peru Language: En Journal: Int J Infect Dis Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Year: 2020 Document type: Article Country of publication: Canada