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Dengue Virus Type 3, South Pacific Islands, 2013 |
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| Authors: | Van-Mai Cao-Lormeau Claudine Roche Didier Musso Henri-Pierre Mallet Tenneth Dalipanda Alfred Dofai Francisco Nogareda Eric J Nilles John Aaskov |
| Institution: | Institut Louis Malardé, Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia (V.-M. Cao-Lormeau, C. Roche, D. Musso); ;Direction de la Santé, Papeete (H.-P. Mallet); Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Honiara, Solomon Islands (T. Dalipanda); ;National Referral Hospital, Honiara (A. Dofai); World Health Organization, Suva, Fiji (F. Nogareda, E.J. Nilles); ;Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (J. Aaskov) |
| Abstract: | After an 18-year absence, dengue virus serotype 3 reemerged in the South Pacific Islands in 2013. Outbreaks in western (Solomon Islands) and eastern (French Polynesia) regions were caused by different genotypes. This finding suggested that immunity against dengue virus serotype, rather than virus genotype, was the principal determinant of reemergence. |
| Keywords: | dengue dengue virus dengue virus type 3 viruses serotype genotype phylogenetics South Pacific Islands Solomon Islands French Polynesia |