Dengue Virus Serotype 1 Exported to Japan from Cote d'Ivoire, 2019.

Dengue Virus Serotype 1 Exported to Japan from Cote d'Ivoire, 2019.
Jpn J Infect Dis. 2020 Aug 01;:
Authors: Suzuki T, Kutsuna S, Nakamoto T, Ota M, Ishikane M, Yamamoto K, Maeki T, Tajima S, Nakayama E, Taniguchi S, Lim CK, Saijo M, Ohmagari N
Abstract
Dengue fever outbreaks have been repeatedly reported in Cote d'Ivoire. In 2019 outbreak, DENV-1 was predominant and phylogenetic analysis of the DENV-1 strain detected in a present patient who returning to Japan in January 2019 revealed high homology with the 2013-2014 Southeast Asian strains. Previous outbreak in 2017, DENV-1 accounted for 5% of the DENV serotypes. The endemic DENV-1 strain in Abidjan in 2019 could be a strain that was imported from Southeast Asia. Dengue virus spreads intercontinentally and imported dengue fever case could be an alert for the outbreaks in the exporting country.
PMID: 32741926 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases - July 31, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Suzuki T, Kutsuna S, Nakamoto T, Ota M, Ishikane M, Yamamoto K, Maeki T, Tajima S, Nakayama E, Taniguchi S, Lim CK, Saijo M, Ohmagari N Tags: Jpn J Infect Dis Source Type: research