1. Reemergence of Dengue in Mauritius.
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Issack, Mohammad I., Pursem, Vidula N., Barkham, Timothy M. S., Lee-Ching Ng, Inoue, Masafumi, and Manraj, Shyam S.
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DENGUE ,DENGUE viruses ,ARBOVIRUS diseases ,HEMORRHAGIC fever ,FLAVIVIRAL diseases - Abstract
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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