Early genomic detection of cosmopolitan genotype of dengue virus serotype 2, Angola, 2018

Hill S, Neto De Vasconcelos J, Gutierrez Granja B, Theze J, Jandondo D, Neto Z, Mirandela M, Santos Sebastiao CD, Micolo Candido AL, Clemente C, Pereira Da Silva S, Oliveira TD
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We used portable genome sequencing to investigate reported dengue virus transmission in Angola. Our results show that autochthonous transmission of dengue serotype 2 (cosmopolitan genotype) occurred in January 2018.

Keywords:

Angola

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epidemiological surveillance

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nanopore sequencing

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dengue virus