2023-24 dengue outbreak in Valle del Cauca, Colombia caused by multiple virus serotypes and lineages.

Authors :: Grubaugh ND
Torres-Hernández D
Murillo-Ortiz MA
Dávalos DM
Lopez P
Hurtado IC
Breban MI
Bourgikos E
Hill V
López-Medina E
Source :: MedRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences [medRxiv] 2024 Jul 18. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 18.
Publication Year :: 2024
Abstract: Global dengue cases rapidly rose to record levels in 2023-24. We investigated this trend in Valle del Cauca, Colombia to determine if specific dengue virus serotypes or lineages were responsible for the large outbreak. We detected all four serotypes and multiple lineages, suggesting that other factors, such as climatic conditions, are likely responsible.

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