Air travel is associated with intracontinental spread of dengue virus serotypes 1-3 in Brazil.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
; 8(4): e2769, 2014 Apr.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24743730
Dengue virus and its four serotypes (DENV-1 to DENV-4) infect 390 million people and are implicated in at least 25,000 deaths annually, with the largest disease burden in tropical and subtropical regions. We investigated the spatial dynamics of DENV-1, DENV-2 and DENV-3 in Brazil by applying a statistical framework to complete genome sequences. For all three serotypes, we estimated that the introduction of new lineages occurred within 7 to 10-year intervals. New lineages were most likely to be imported from the Caribbean region to the North and Northeast regions of Brazil, and then to disperse at a rate of approximately 0.5 km/day. Joint statistical analysis of evolutionary, epidemiological and ecological data indicates that aerial transportation of humans and/or vector mosquitoes, rather than Aedes aegypti infestation rates or geographical distances, determine dengue virus spread in Brazil.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Dengue
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Virus del Dengue
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Viaje en Avión
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos