India's Dengue Epidemic Took Decades to Develop

In Travel Vaccine News by Travel Vaccine

A multi-institutional study led by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) shows how the dengue virus has evolved dramatically over the last few decades in the Indian subcontinent.  
Cases of dengue have steadily increased in the last 50 years, impacting over 100 countries, predominantly in South-East Asian counties.
These IISc researchers examined 408 genetic sequences of Indian dengue strains from infected patients collected between 1956 and 2018 by others and the team.

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