The epidemic of Dengue virus type-2 Cosmopolitan genotype on Reunion Island relates to its active circulation in the Southwestern Indian Ocean neighboring islands

Hervé Pascalis,Jonathan Turpin,Marjolaine Roche,Pascale Krejbich,Gilles Gadea,Célestine Atyame Nten,Philippe Desprès,Patrick Mavingui

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01455

The epidemic of Dengue virus type-2 Cosmopolitan genotype on Reunion Island relates to its active circulation in the Southwestern Indian Ocean neighboring islands

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01455

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Journal: Heliyon	Publication Date: Apr 1, 2019
Citations: 21	License type: cc-by-nc-nd

Affiliation: Processus Infectieux en Milieu Insulaire Tropical, Inserm, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, French National Centre for Scientific Research

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Reunion Island is currently experiencing an epidemic caused by Dengue virus type-2 (DENV-2) resulting in over 6,763 cases from austral summer 2017 to winter 2018. Phylogenetic analyses on two non-imported cases of dengue infection from Reunion Island highlight a regional circulation of DENV-2 Cosmopolitan lineage 1 virus on both Reunion Island and the Seychelles.

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