作者: Marc Grandadam , Patricia Couissinier-Paris , Raymond Césaire , Hugues J. Tolou , Fabienne Tock
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关键词: West indies 、 Virology 、 Type (biology) 、 Dengue virus 、 Martinique 、 Virus 、 Dengue fever 、 Biology
摘要: We describe the spread of a dengue virus during anoutbreak in Saint Martin island (French West Indies) duringwinter 2003–2004. Dengue type 3 viruses were isolatedfrom 6 patients exhibiting clinical symptoms. This serotypehad not been detected on preceding 3years. Genome sequence determinations and analysesshowed common origin with iso-lated Martinique 2 years earlier.