The epidemic of Dengue virus type-2 Cosmopolitan genotype on Reunion Island relates to its active circulation in the Southwestern Indian Ocean neighboring islands

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Pascalis, Hervé | Turpin, Jonathan | Roche, Marjolaine | Krejbich, Pascale | Gadea, Gilles | Atyame Nten, Célestine | Desprès, Philippe | Mavingui, Patrick

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International audience. Reunion Island is currently experiencing an epidemic caused by Dengue virus type-2 (DENV-2) resulting in over 6,763 cases from austral summer 2017 to winter 2018. Phylogenetic analyses on two non-imported cases of dengue infection from Reunion Island highlight a regional circulation of DENV-2 Cosmopolitan lineage 1 virus on both Reunion Island and the Seychelles.

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