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Dengue Virus Type 1 Infection in Traveler Returning from Benin to France, 2019

Authors :
Toscane Fourié
Léa Luciani
Sophie Amrane
Christine Zandotti
Isabelle Leparc-Goffart
Laetitia Ninove
Antoine Nougairède
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 26, Iss 8, Pp 1946-1949 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020.

Abstract

We investigated a case of dengue virus type 1 infection acquired in Benin. Phylogenetic analysis revealed the strain belongs to genotype V but clusters with Asian, rather than with known African, strains. Our finding suggests the introduction of Asian dengue virus in West Africa.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
26
Issue :
8
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.73397a17db64e58b92e2bedc0a1bede
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2608.200055