Emerging Infectious Diseases (Feb 2017)

Genetic Diversity and New Lineages of Dengue Virus Serotypes 3 and 4 in Returning Travelers, Germany, 2006–2015

  • Sami Shihada,
  • Petra Emmerich,
  • Corinna Thomé-Bolduan,
  • Stephanie Jansen,
  • Stephan Günther,
  • Christina Frank,
  • Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit,
  • Daniel Cadar

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2302.160751
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 2
pp. 272 – 275

Abstract

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During 2006–2015, we analyzed 70 dengue virus (DENV) strains isolated from febrile travelers returning to Germany. High genetic diversity, including multiple co-circulating DENV lineages and emerging new lineages of DENV-3 and DENV-4, was demonstrated. Our passive surveillance system based on returning travelers yielded substantial information on DENV diversity.

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