Abstract
We report dengue virus type 4 (DENV-4) in Amazonas, Brazil. This virus was isolated from serum samples of 3 patients treated at a tropical medicine reference center in Manaus. All 3 cases were confirmed by serologic and molecular tests; 1 patient was co-infected with DENV-3 and DENV-4.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Brazil / epidemiology
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Dengue / blood
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Dengue / epidemiology*
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Dengue / virology*
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Dengue Virus / classification*
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Dengue Virus / genetics
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Dengue Virus / isolation & purification
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Humans
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RNA, Viral / blood
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction