| Title |
New Genotype of Dengue Type 3 Virus Circulating in Brazil and Colombia Showed a Close Relationship to Old Asian Viruses
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, October 2009
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0007299 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Victor Hugo Aquino, Alberto Anastacio Amarilla, Helda Liz Alfonso, Weber Cheli Batista, Luiz Tadeu Moraes Figueiredo |
| Abstract |
Dengue type 3 genotype V viruses have been recently detected in Brazil and Colombia. In this study, we described another Brazilian isolate belonging to this genotype. Phylogenetic analysis including dengue type 3 viruses isolated worldwide showed that Brazilian and Colombian viruses were closely related to viruses isolated in Asia more than two decades ago. The characteristic evolutionary pattern of dengue type 3 virus cannot explain the close similarity of new circulating viruses with old viruses. Further studies are needed to confirm the origin of the new dengue type III genotype circulating in Brazil and Colombia. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 86 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 4 | 5% |
| Colombia | 1 | 1% |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| China | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 78 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 26 | 30% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 15% |
| Professor | 8 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 11 | 13% |
| Unknown | 7 | 8% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 43 | 50% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 12% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 8 | 9% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 5 | 6% |
| Mathematics | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 6 | 7% |
| Unknown | 13 | 15% |