Reemergence of Dengue in Mauritius

Issack, Mohammad I.; Pursem, Vidula N.; Barkham, Timothy M.S.; Ng, Lee-Ching; Inoue, Masafumi; Manraj, Shyam S.

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Reemergence of Dengue in Mauritius

Published Date:

Apr 2010

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 16(4):716-718.

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Issack, Mohammad I. ; Pursem, Vidula N. ; Barkham, Timothy M.S. ; Ng, Lee-Ching ; Inoue, Masafumi ; ... More ▼

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Dengue reemerged in Mauritius in 2009 after an absence of >30 years, and >200 cases were confirmed serologically. Molecular studies showed that the outbreak was caused by dengue virus type 2. Phylogenetic analysis of the envelope gene identified 2 clades of the virus. No case of hemorrhagic fever was recorded.

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