American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2015 · 74 citations · 18 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious Disease ControlInfectious DiseasesEpidemiologyInfectious Disease EpidemiologyVirologyComparative Disease SurveillanceComparative VirologyDisease SpreadViral EpidemiologyViral InfectionsVirus TaxonomyDengue FeverMolecular Epidemiology Of VirusesSerotype DistributionSerotype ReplacementTropical Infectious Diseases
Characterization of 14,079 circulating dengue viruses in a cross-border surveillance program, UNITEDengue, revealed that the 2013 outbreaks in Singapore and Malaysia were associated with replacement of predominant serotype. While the predominant virus in Singapore switched from DENV2 to DENV1, DENV2 became predominant in neighboring Malaysia. Dominance of DENV2 was most evident on the southern states where higher fatality rates were observed.
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