Homotypic Dengue Virus Reinfections in Nicaraguan Children

Conclusions. We describe the first set of virologically confirmed homotypic DENV reinfections. Such cases challenge the current understanding of DENV immunity and have important implications for modeling DENV transmission.

Source: The Journal of Infectious Diseases - September 12, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Waggoner, J. J., Balmaseda, A., Gresh, L., Sahoo, M. K., Montoya, M., Wang, C., Abeynayake, J., Kuan, G., Pinsky, B. A., Harris, E. Tags: VIRUSES Source Type: research