Reemergence of dengue in Mauritius.
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.
Issack
Mohammad I
MI
Central Health Laboratory, Victoria Hospital, Candos, Mauritius. missack@intnet.mu
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Vidula N
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Barkham
Timothy M S
TM
Ng
Lee Ching
LC
Inoue
Masafumi
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Manraj
Shyam S
SS
D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000235:genetics; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D008436:Mauritius / Q000453:epidemiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA