Hegger Fritsch, Keldenn Moreno, Italo Andrade Barbosa Lima, Cleiton Silva Santos, Bernardo Gratival Gouvea Costa, Breno Lima de Almeida, Ronald Alves Dos Santos, Marcos Vinicius Lima de Oliveira Francisco, Maria Paula Souza Sampaio, Maricelia Maia de Lima, Felicidade Mota Pereira, Vagner Fonseca, Stephane Tosta, Joilson Xavier, Carla de Oliveira, Talita Adelino, Arabela Leal E Silva de Mello, Tiago Gräf, Luiz Carlos Junior Alcantara, Marta Giovanetti, Isadora Cristina de Siqueira
Dengue fever is among the most significant public health concerns in Brazil. To date, the highest number of Dengue notifications in the Americas has been reported in Brazil, with cases accounting for a total number of 3,418,796 reported cases as of mid-December 2022. Furthermore, the northeastern region of Brazil registered the second-highest incidence of Dengue fever in 2022. Due to the alarming epidemiological scenario, in this study, we used a combination of portable whole-genome sequencing, phylodynamic, and epidemiological analyses to reveal a novel DENV-1 genotype V clade and the persistence of DENV-2 genotype III in the region...
April 28, 2023: Viruses