Molecular characterization of dengue virus 1 from autochthonous dengue fever cases in Croatia.

I C Kurolt, L Betica-Radić, O Daković-Rode, L Franco, H Zelená, A Tenorio, A Markotić

University Hospital for Infectious Diseases 'Dr Fran Mihaljević', Zagreb, Croatia. ikurolt@bfm.hr

Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 2013 Mar

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In the summer of 2010, two autochthonous dengue fever cases were detected in Croatia. Here we report the retrospective detection of an additional case of dengue fever, representing the first sustained autochthonous transmission in Europe since 1928. In addition, we present the phylogenetic analyses based on two sequences from the Pelješac peninsula, southern Croatia. The sequences were identified as dengue virus genotype 1 and recovered from two out of the three Pelješac patients in whom infection occurred. © 2012 The Authors Clinical Microbiology and Infection © 2012 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.

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I C Kurolt, L Betica-Radić, O Daković-Rode, L Franco, H Zelená, A Tenorio, A Markotić. Molecular characterization of dengue virus 1 from autochthonous dengue fever cases in Croatia. Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 2013 Mar;19(3):E163-5