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Feleke Mekonnen1, Bilal A Khan2,3, Endalkachew Nibret4
1Department of Medical Laboratory sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
Emerging Microbes & Infections
|November 18, 2024
Abstract:
The genetic analysis of the Dengue virus circulating in Ethiopia's Afar region, in 2023, identified three distinct introductions with spatiotemporal clustering linked to genomes from Asia and Italy. These findings are crucial for enhancing prevention and control strategies, reinforcing the necessity to provide sustainable tools for genomic epidemiology in Africa.
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