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      Origins of dengue type 2 viruses associated with increased pathogenicity in the Americas.

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          The recent emergence and spread of dengue hemorrhagic fever in the Americas have been a major source of concern. Efforts to control this disease are dependent on understanding the pathogenicity of dengue viruses and their transmission dynamics. Pathogenicity studies have been hampered by the lack of in vitro or in vivo models of severe dengue disease. Alternatively, molecular epidemiologic studies which associate certain dengue virus genetic types with severe dengue outbreaks may point to strains with increased pathogenicity. The comparison of nucleotide sequences (240 bp) from the E/NS1 gene region of the dengue virus genome has been shown to reflect evolutionary relationships and geographic origins of dengue virus strains. This approach was used to demonstrate an association between the introduction of two distinct genotypes of dengue type 2 virus and the appearance of dengue hemorrhagic fever in the Americas. Phylogenetic analyses suggest that these genotypes originated in Southeast Asia and that they displaced the native, American genotype in at least four countries. Vaccination and other control efforts should therefore be directed at decreasing the transmission of these "virulent" genotypes.

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          Journal
          Virology
          Virology
          Elsevier BV
          0042-6822
          0042-6822
          Apr 14 1997
          : 230
          : 2
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA.
          Article
          S0042682297985044
          10.1006/viro.1997.8504
          9143280
          549331c1-7cd4-4201-aacf-250b04968564
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