Dengue -- Sri Lanka
A lineage of type 1 dengue virus found in Brazil is able to prevail over another even though it multiplies less in vector mosquitoes and infected human cells. This discovery was made under the scope of a thematic project supported by the São Paulo Research Foundation - FAPESP involving several Brazilian institutions, as well as a university in the USA.
According to the study, the lineage activates a weaker immune response in the patient and is less strongly combated. As a result, the virus
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