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SUBMITTER: Sharma P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5142591 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sharma Pankaj P Mittal Veena V Chhabra Mala M Kumari Roop R Singh Priyanka P Venkatesh Srinivas S
Virusdisease 20160914 4
Dengue virus type 2 (DENV-2) has been associated with severe dengue outbreaks in many countries including India. Its predominance was recorded nearly after a decade in the capital city, Delhi in 2013. The present study characterizes DENV-2 circulated during 2013-2014. Analysis based on envelope (E) gene showed the presence of two clades (I and II) of DENV-2, within the Cosmopolitan genotype. Analysis of time of most recent common ancestor revealed the existence of clade I for more than a decade ...[more]