title: Detection of dengue virus type 4 in Easter Island, Chile.
abstract: We report the detection of dengue virus type 4 (DENV-4) for the first time in Easter Island, Chile. The virus was detected in serum samples of two patients treated at the Hospital in Easter Island. The two samples were IgM positive, and the infection was confirmed by RT-PCR and genetic sequencing; viral isolation was possible with one of them. The Easter Island isolates were most closely related to genotype II of dengue type 4.
authors.affiliation: Subdepartment of Molecular Genetic, Public Health Institute of Chile, Av. Marathon 1000, Santiago, Chile. jfernand@ispch.cl
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vera
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tognarelli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fasce
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Araya
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Villagra
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Roos
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mora
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D002677:Chile; D003715:Dengue / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology*; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007075:Immunoglobulin M