Sources of Dengue Viruses Imported into Queensland, Australia, 2002–2010

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Warrilow, David ; Northill, Judith A. ; Pyke, Alyssa T.
• Description:
  To assess risk for importation of dengue virus (DENV) into Queensland, Australia, and sources of imported viruses, we sequenced the envelope region of DENV isolates from symptomatic patients with a history of travel during 2002-2010. The number of imported dengue cases greatly increased over the surveillance period, some of which were associated with domestic outbreaks. Patients reported traveling to (in order) Asia, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Island countries, and non-Asia-Pacific countries. By using phylogenetic methods, we assigned DENV isolates from returning residents and overseas visitors with viremia to a specific genotypic group. Genotypes circulating in Asia were extremely diverse. Genotyping and molecular clock analysis supported Asian origination of a strain that caused an outbreak of DENV-4 in Pacific Island countries during 2007-2009, and subsequently, in Innisfail, Australia, in 2009. Our findings indicate that Asia is a major source of DENVs that are imported into Australia, causing a risk for epidemics.
• Subjects:
  Dengue Dengue Virus Disease Outbreaks Genotype Humans Incidence Molecular Sequence Data Phylogeny Serotyping Travel Viral Envelope Proteins

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 18(11):1850-1857.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Australia
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:4f8bd74c7c688a9387022bcf514ec165c913ee27d27ede73581c9f136d28e76a
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18716/cdc_18716_DS1.pdf
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