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Abstract

Dengue virus infection was diagnosed in six Israeli travellers returning from the Seychelles in April 2017. Phylogenetic analysis identified identical sequences belonging to the Cosmopolitan genotype of dengue virus type 2 in all samples sequenced, thus providing evidence for a probable dengue type 2 outbreak in the Seychelles. This report further demonstrates the role of travellers as sentinels for arboviral infections, especially in countries with limited diagnostic capabilities.

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An outbreak of dengue virus (DENV) type 2 Cosmopolitan genotype in Israeli travellers returning from the Seychelles, April 2017
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Yaniv+Lustig&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lustig Yaniv</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Dana+Wolf&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Wolf Dana</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ora+Halutz&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Halutz Ora</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Eli+Schwartz&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Schwartz Eli</a></span>. An outbreak of dengue virus (DENV) type 2 Cosmopolitan genotype in Israeli travellers returning from the Seychelles, April 2017. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2017;22(26):pii=30563. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.26.30563" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.26.30563</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 06 Jun 2017;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 27 Jun 2017 </span> </p>
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