Emergence of dengue virus 4 as the predominant serotype during the outbreak of 2017 in South India

Conclusions: Overall this study documents the emergence of DENV4 as the major serotype in circulation, replacing DENV1, 2 and 3 which had been previously reported from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. This substantiates the need for continuous monitoring in endemic countries like India, where such data may impact the formulation of vaccine policy for dengue.

Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - January 28, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: P Ferdinamarie Sharmila K Vanathy Barathidasan Rajamani Venkatesh Kaliaperumal Rahul Dhodapkar Source Type: research