Genomic characterization of travel-associated dengue viruses isolated from the entry-exit ports in Fujian Province, China, 2013–2015

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Over the past decade, indigenous dengue outbreaks have occurred occasionally in Fujian province in southeastern China because of sporadic imported dengue viruses (DENV). In this study, 3 DENV-2 and 2 DENV-4 strains were isolated from suspected febrile travelers at 2 ports of entry in Fujian between 2013–2015. Complete viral genome sequences of these new isolates were obtained with Sanger chemistry. Genomic sequence analyses revealed that these strains belonged to genotypes of 2-Cosmopolitan and 4-II. Consistent with the patients’ travel information, phylogenetic analyses of the complete coding regions also indicated that most of the new isolates were genetically similar to the circulating strains in Southeast Asia rather than previous Chinese strains that were available. Therefore, phylogenetic analyses of the imported DENV demonstrated that multiple introductions of DENV emerged continuously in Fujian, and highlighted the importance of dengue surveillance at entry-exit ports in the subtropical regions of southern China.

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Gao, B., Zhang, J., Wang, Y., Chen, F., Zheng, C., & Xie, L. (2017). Genomic characterization of travel-associated dengue viruses isolated from the entry-exit ports in Fujian Province, China, 2013–2015. Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases, 70(5), 554–558. https://doi.org/10.7883/yoken.JJID.2016.577

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