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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 231-236 |
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Circulation of Asian-I and Cosmopolitan genotypes of Dengue-2 virus in northeast India, 2016–2017
S Ujwal, S Sabeena, R Bhaskar, G D'Souza, D Santhosha, A Auti, R Kumar, S Ramachandran, Maity Hindol, A Aithal, Y Bhandari, A Jazeel, G Arunkumar
Manipal Institute of Virology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr G Arunkumar
Professor and Head, Manipal Institute of Virology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal–576 104, Karnataka
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0972-9062.289402
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Background & objectives: Dengue is a major public health problem in northeast India where the majority of the cases go unreported and undiagnosed. Even though all four dengue serotypes are reported, there is a dearth of information on genetic diversity. The present cross-sectional study was undertaken during 2016–17 to determine the genetic variance of dengue virus serotype 2 (DENV-2) based on the envelope (E) glycoprotein gene.
Methods: The serum samples collected from the northeast parts of India, as a part of hospital-based acute febrile illness surveillance, were serotyped. Viral RNA was extracted from DENV-2 serum samples using QIAquick® RNA Extraction Kit. The E gene was amplified by conventional reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and the PCR products were sequenced.
Results: The E glycoprotein gene of nine serum samples with high viral RNA concentration (Ct <25) was sequenced. The E gene sequences of eight DENV-2 strains from Assam and Meghalaya aligned with genotype IV (Cosmopolitan) and one strain from Tripura segregated with Asian-I genotype.
Interpretation & conclusion: Ongoing laboratory-based surveillance is mandatory to understand the transmission dynamics of dengue in endemic countries. This study concluded that in northeast India, presently two distinct genotypes of DENV-2, namely genotype IVb (Cosmopolitan) and Asian-I genotype are in circulation. |
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