Heliyon (Apr 2019)

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

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 4
p. e01455

Abstract

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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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