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Dengue Virus Type 1 Infection in Traveler Returning from Tanzania to Japan, 2019

Authors :
Kazuma Okada
Ryo Morita
Kazutaka Egawa
Yuki Hirai
Atsushi Kaida
Michinori Shirano
Hideyuki Kubo
Tetsushi Goto
Seiji P. Yamamoto
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 25, Iss 9, Pp 1782-1784 (2019)
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019.

Abstract

The largest outbreak of dengue fever in Tanzania is ongoing. Dengue virus type 1 was diagnosed in a traveler who returned from Tanzania to Japan. In phylogenetic analysis, the detected strain was close to the Singapore 2015 strain, providing a valuable clue for investigating the dengue outbreak in Tanzania.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
25
Issue :
9
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.1855df3d7a9d445a92e5d29a2c7d8549
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2509.190814