Emergence of the Asian lineage dengue virus type 3 genotype III in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Tan, Kim Kee, Zulkifle, Nurul Izzani, Sulaiman, Syuhaida, Pang, Sui Ping, Nor Amdan, Nur Asyura, Mat Rahim, Nor Aziyah, Abd Jamil, Juraina, Shu, Meng Hooi, Mahadi, Nor Muhammad, AbuBakar, Sazaly
• Format: Article
• Published: BMC 2018
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/20539/; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-018-1175-4

Background: Dengue virus type 3 genotype III (DENV3/III) is associated with increased number of severe infections when it emerged in the Americas and Asia. We had previously demonstrated that the DENV3/III was introduced into Malaysia in the late 2000s. We investigated the genetic diversity of DENV3...