Whole Genome Sequencing of DENV-2 isolated from Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Esmeraldas, Ecuador. Genomic epidemiology of genotype III Southern Asian-American in the country.
Andrés Carrazco-Montalvo, Diana Gutiérrez-Pallo, Valentina Arévalo, Patricio Ponce, Cristina Rodríguez-Pólit, Damaris Alarcón-Vallejo, Gabriela Echeverría‐Garcés, Joséfina Coloma, Victoria Nipáz, Varsovia Cevallos
The paper sequences DENV-2 from Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Ecuador, identifies genotype III Southern Asian-American, and links it to human cases, suggesting potential introduction from Colombia.
bioRxiv · Feb 6, 2024 · PreprintGenomics