Dengue Virus Type 1 Infection in Traveler Returning from Benin to France, 2019.

ABSTRACT: We investigated a case of dengue virus type 1 infection acquired in Benin. Phylogenetic analysis revealed the strain belongs to genotype V but clusters with Asian, rather than with known African, strains. Our finding suggests the introduction of Asian dengue virus in West Africa.

SUBMITTER: Fourie T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7392436 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature