First Evidence of Simultaneous Circulation of Three Different Dengue Virus Serotypes in Africa: e78030

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 8; no. 10
• Main Authors: Caron, Melanie, Grard, Gilda, Paupy, Christophe, Mombo, Illich Mamfred, Nso, Branly BikieBi, Kassa, Fabrice RolandKassa, Nkoghe, Dieudonne, Leroy, Eric Maurice
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.10.2013
• Subjects: Dengue virus; Gabon; Africa

Gabon, in Central Africa, was affected for the first time in 2007 and then in 2010 by simultaneous outbreaks of chikungunya and Dengue serotype 2 (DENV-2) viruses. Through the national surveillance of dengue-like syndromes between 2007 and 2010, we observed continuous circulation of DENV-2 in a sout...