title: Emergence of new lineage of Dengue virus 3 (genotype III) in Lucknow, India.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Dengue has re-emerged as an important arboviral disease causing significant morbidity. It has become hyperendemic in the Indian subcontinent with all four known dengue serotypes circulating.
  
  
  METHODS
  Multiple sequence alignments and phylogenetic trees of DENV-3 were constructed to determine the extent of the isolated dengue virus genetic heterogeneity and phylogeny.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of the C-prM gene junction revealed an active circulation of a new lineage of DENV-3 (genotype III) in this region of India.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Continuous epidemiological surveillance to monitor the incursion and spread of dengue virus genotypes in this region of India is needed.
authors: Department of Microbiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
authors: Sanjeev Kumar
authors: SK
authors: Tripathi
authors: Prashant
authors: P
authors: Gupta
authors: Vineeta
authors: V
authors: Khare
authors: Animesh
authors: A
authors: Chatterjee
authors: Rashmi
authors: R
authors: Kumar
authors: Mohammed Yahiya
authors: MY
authors: Khan
authors: Tapan N
authors: TN
authors: Dhole
keywords: Dengue virus; genotype III; phylogenetic analysis