Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jan 2010)

Rapid Displacement of Dengue Virus Type 1 by Type 4, Pacific Region, 2007–2009

  • Dong-sheng Li,
  • Wen Liu,
  • Aurélie Guigon,
  • Candice Mostyn,
  • Richard Grant,
  • John G. Aaskov

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1601.091275
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16, no. 1
pp. 123 – 125

Abstract

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Since 2000–2001, dengue virus type 1 has circulated in the Pacific region. However, in 2007, type 4 reemerged and has almost completely displaced the strains of type 1. If only 1 serotype circulates at any time and is replaced approximately every 5 years, DENV-3 may reappear in 2012.

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