Dengue virus type 2 was isolated from a tourist who returned from Borneo to Australia. Phylogenetic analysis identified this virus as highly divergent and occupying a basal phylogenetic position relative to all known human and sylvatic dengue virus type 2 strains and the most divergent lineage not assigned to a new serotype.
Ahead of Print -Highly Divergent Dengue Virus Type 2 in Traveler Returning from Borneo to Australia - Volume 22, Number 12—December 2016 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC
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