Dengue virus type 2 isolated from an imported dengue patient in Japan: first isolation of dengue virus from Nepal

We report the isolation of dengue virus type 2 from a dengue patient returning to Japan from Nepal in October, 2004. This is the first isolate of dengue virus in Nepal. According to nucleotide homology, the virus was closest to a dengue virus type 2 isolate from India.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of travel medicine 2008-01, Vol.15 (1), p.46-49
Hauptverfasser:	Takasaki, Tomohiko, Kotaki, Akira, Nishimura, Kiyomi, Sato, Yukiyoshi, Tokuda, Atsuko, Lim, Chang Kweng, Ito, Mikako, Tajima, Shigeru, Nerome, Reiko, Kurane, Ichiro
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Antibodies, Viral - blood Dengue - transmission Dengue - virology Dengue Virus - classification Dengue Virus - genetics Dengue Virus - isolation & purification DNA, Viral - blood Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Fluorescent Antibody Technique Humans Japan - ethnology Nepal Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid Travel
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Zusammenfassung:	We report the isolation of dengue virus type 2 from a dengue patient returning to Japan from Nepal in October, 2004. This is the first isolate of dengue virus in Nepal. According to nucleotide homology, the virus was closest to a dengue virus type 2 isolate from India.
ISSN:	1195-1982
DOI:	10.1111/j.1708-8305.2007.00165.x