Predominance of Dengue virus type 2-genotype II (Cosmopolitan) in Bangladesh, 2023: Presumptive sudden replacement of a prevailing virus strain

• Rahima Begum,
• Shyamal Kumar Paul,
• Meiji Soe Aung,
• Nazia Haque,
• Salma Ahmed,
• Arup Islam,
• Sultana Shabnam Nila,
• Sangjukta Roy,
• Afsana Jahan,
• Fardousi Akter Sathi,
• Abdullah Al Mamun,
• Joy Prokas Biswas,
• Nobumichi Kobayashi

Affiliations

Rahima Begum

Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, 2200, Bangladesh

Shyamal Kumar Paul

Netrokona Medical College, Netrokona, 2400, Bangladesh

Meiji Soe Aung

Department of Hygiene, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan

Nazia Haque

Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, 2200, Bangladesh

Salma Ahmed

Department of Microbiology, Mugda Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Arup Islam

Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, 2200, Bangladesh

Sultana Shabnam Nila

Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, 2200, Bangladesh

Sangjukta Roy

Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, 2200, Bangladesh

Afsana Jahan

Department of Microbiology, Pabna Medical College, Pabna, 6602, Bangladesh

Fardousi Akter Sathi

Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, 2200, Bangladesh

Abdullah Al Mamun

Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, 2200, Bangladesh

Joy Prokas Biswas

Department of Pathology, Netrokona Medical College, Netrokona, 2400, Bangladesh

Nobumichi Kobayashi

Corresponding author. Department of Hygiene, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, S-1 W-17, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, 060-8556, Japan.; Department of Hygiene, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan