New Dengue Virus Type 1 Genotype in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Authors:
- Eng Eong OoiEOEng Eong Ooi
- Duane J GublerDGDuane J Gubler
- Ying TanYTYing Tan
- Barathy LogendraBLBarathy Logendra
- Wahala M P B WahalaWWWahala M P B Wahala
- Aravinda M De SilvaASAravinda M De Silva
- M R Nihal AbeysingheMAM R Nihal Abeysinghe
- Paba PalihawadanaPPPaba Palihawadana
- Sunethra GunasenaSGSunethra Gunasena
- Clarence C TamCTClarence C Tam
- Ananda AmarasingheAAAnanda Amarasinghe
Open Access
- 1 November 2011
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 17 (11) , 2053-5
Abstract
The number of cases and severity of disease associated with dengue infection in Sri Lanka has been increasing since 1989, when the first epidemic of dengue hemorrhagic fever was recorded. We identified a new dengue virus 1 strain circulating in Sri Lanka that coincided with the 2009 dengue epidemic.Keywords
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