Air Travel Is Associated with Intracontinental Spread of Dengue Virus Serotypes 1–3 in Brazil
Dengue virus and its four serotypes (DENV-1 to DENV-4) infect 390 million people and are implicated in at least 25,000 deaths annually, with the largest disease burden in tropical and subtropical regions. We investigated the spatial dynamics of DENV-1, DENV-2 and DENV-3 in Brazil by applying a stati...
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| Vydané v: | PLoS neglected tropical diseases Ročník 8; číslo 4; s. e2769 |
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| Hlavní autori: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
| Médium: | Journal Article |
| Jazyk: | English |
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United States
Public Library of Science
01.04.2014
Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
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| ISSN: | 1935-2735, 1935-2727, 1935-2735 |
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| Shrnutí: | Dengue virus and its four serotypes (DENV-1 to DENV-4) infect 390 million people and are implicated in at least 25,000 deaths annually, with the largest disease burden in tropical and subtropical regions. We investigated the spatial dynamics of DENV-1, DENV-2 and DENV-3 in Brazil by applying a statistical framework to complete genome sequences. For all three serotypes, we estimated that the introduction of new lineages occurred within 7 to 10-year intervals. New lineages were most likely to be imported from the Caribbean region to the North and Northeast regions of Brazil, and then to disperse at a rate of approximately 0.5 km/day. Joint statistical analysis of evolutionary, epidemiological and ecological data indicates that aerial transportation of humans and/or vector mosquitoes, rather than Aedes aegypti infestation rates or geographical distances, determine dengue virus spread in Brazil. |
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| Bibliografia: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Current address: School of Medicine, New York University, New York, New York, United States of America. Conceived and designed the experiments: MRTN GP NRF. Performed the experiments: MRTN GP NRF ECS JAP VLC NS GB MAS. Analyzed the data: MRTN GP NRF NS GB MAS PL DBAM SGR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MRTN GP PFCV GB MAS WIL PL. Wrote the paper: MRTN GP NRF ECS JAP SGR VLC DBAM NS GB MAS PL PFCV WIL. The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. |
| ISSN: | 1935-2735 1935-2727 1935-2735 |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002769 |