Co-existence of major and minor viral populations from two different origins in patients secondarily infected with dengue virus serotype 2 in Bangkok

• Main Authors: Orapim Puiprom, Akifumi Yamashita, Mikiko Sasayama, Kriengsak Limkittikul, Khwanchit Boonha, Akanitt Jittmitraphap, Pornsawan Leaungwutiwong, Takeshi Kurosu, Pongrama Ramasoota, Kazuyoshi Ikuta
• Other Authors: National Center for Infectious Disease
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/11472
• Institution: Mahidol University

Generally, RNA viruses exhibit significant genetic diversity that sometimes effect viral fitness in infected hosts and probably also pathogenesis. Dengue viruses (DENVs) consist of four antigenically distinct serotypes. All the serotypes of DENV can cause mild to severe dengue illnesses. In this stu...