Association of genotype III of dengue virus serotype 3 with disease outbreak in Eastern Sudan, 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dengue fever (DF) is an arthropod-borne disease caused by dengue virus (DENV). DENV is a member of the genus Flavivirus in the family Flaviviridae. Recently, DENV has been reported as an important emerging infectious viral pathogen in Sudan. Multiple outbreaks and sporadic cases of DF have been frequently reported in the eastern region of Sudan. The present study was conducted to confirm DENV outbreak in Kassala State, eastern Sudan, 2019, and to provide some information on the molecular characterization of the DENV isolate associated with the disease outbreak.

Methods

A hundred serum samples were collected during the outbreak from residents of Kassala State, Sudan, 2019. ELISA was used to detect DENV non structural protein NS1 (DENV-NS1) in acute phase sera sampl

SUBMITTER: Eldigail MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7392696 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature