Imported Dengue from 2013 Angola outbreak: not just serotype 1 was detected

Highlights • We treated 47 adult patients with dengue imported from Angola’s 2013 outbreak. • Predominantly serotype 1 was found, but the 4 serotypes were identified as related. • To our knowledge, this is not published in the literature. • It seems to us to be a relevant issue in the history of thi...

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Published in:Journal of clinical virology 2016-06, Vol.79, p.77-79
Main Authors: Abreu, Cândida, Silva-Pinto, André, Lazzara, Daniela, Sobrinho-Simões, Joana, Guimarães, João Tiago, Sarmento, António
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Allergy and Immunology
Angola
Angola - epidemiology
Angola’s dengue outbreak
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dengue
Dengue - epidemiology
Dengue - virology
Dengue serotype
Dengue Virus - classification
Dengue Virus - isolation & purification
Disease Outbreaks
Female
Genotyping Techniques
Humans
Infectious Disease
Male
Middle Aged
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Portugal
Retrospective Studies
Serogroup
Travel
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Summary:Highlights • We treated 47 adult patients with dengue imported from Angola’s 2013 outbreak. • Predominantly serotype 1 was found, but the 4 serotypes were identified as related. • To our knowledge, this is not published in the literature. • It seems to us to be a relevant issue in the history of this outbreak. • We would like to present these results to the medical community.
ISSN:1386-6532
1873-5967
DOI:10.1016/j.jcv.2016.04.011