Emerging Microbes and Infections (Dec 2024)
Introduction of dengue virus serotype 3 in the Afar Region, Ethiopia
- Feleke Mekonnen,
- Bilal A. Khan,
- Endalkachew Nibret,
- Abaineh Munshea,
- Daniel Tsega,
- Demeke Endalamaw,
- Senait Tadesse,
- Gizachew Yismaw,
- Damtie Lankir,
- Jemal Ali,
- Mariana Ulinici,
- Emanuele Orsini,
- Urša Šušnjar,
- Tea Carletti,
- Danilo Licastro,
- Molalegne Bitew,
- Marta Giovanetti,
- Alessandro Marcello
Affiliations
- Feleke Mekonnen
- Department of Medical Laboratory sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
- Bilal A. Khan
- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy
- Endalkachew Nibret
- Department of Biology, College of Science, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
- Abaineh Munshea
- Department of Health Biotechnology, Institute of Biotechnology, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
- Daniel Tsega
- Arbovirus and influenza reference laboratory, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Demeke Endalamaw
- Virology reference laboratory, Amhara Public Health Institute, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
- Senait Tadesse
- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
- Gizachew Yismaw
- Research and Development Directorate, Amhara Public Health Institute, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
- Damtie Lankir
- Department of Malaria and other vector born diseases prevention and control, Amhara Public Health Institute, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
- Jemal Ali
- Department of Diagnostics laboratory services, Afar Public Health and Research Institute, Semera, Ethiopia
- Mariana Ulinici
- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy
- Emanuele Orsini
- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy
- Urša Šušnjar
- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy
- Tea Carletti
- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy
- Danilo Licastro
- Area Science Park, Trieste, Italy
- Molalegne Bitew
- Bio and Emerging Technology Institute (BETiN), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Marta Giovanetti
- Department of Sciences and Technologies for Sustainable Development and One Health, Universita Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Selcetta, Italy
- Alessandro Marcello
- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2024.2429653
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 13,
no. 1
Abstract
The genetic analysis of the Dengue virus circulating in Ethiopia’s Afar region, in 2023, identified three distinct introductions with spatiotemporal clustering linked to genomes from Asia and Italy. These findings are crucial for enhancing prevention and control strategies, reinforcing the necessity to provide sustainable tools for genomic epidemiology in Africa.
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