New Dengue Virus Type 1 Genotype in Colombo, Sri Lanka
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The number of cases and severity of disease associated with dengue infection in Sri Lanka has been increasing since 1989, when the first epidemic of dengue hemorrhagic fever was recorded. We identified a new dengue virus 1 strain circulating in Sri Lanka that coincided with the 2009 dengue epidemic.
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دوره 17 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011