Phylogeographic analysis of dengue virus serotype 1 and cosmopolitan serotype 2 in Africa Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde Universiteit Antwerpen
OBJECTIVES: The origin and spread of dengue virus (DENV) circulating in Africa remain poorly characterized, with African sequences representing <1% of global sequence data.
METHODS: Whole genome sequencing was performed on serum samples (n = 29) from an undifferentiated fever study in 2016 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and from febrile travelers returning from Africa. The evolutionary history of the newly acquired ...