
pmid: 32899416
pmc: PMC7557816
Dengue outbreaks have regularly been recorded in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) since the first detection of the disease in 1979. In 2012, an integrated arbovirus surveillance network was set up in Lao PDR and an entomological surveillance has been implemented since 2016 in Vientiane Capital. Here, we report a study combining epidemiological, phylogenetic, and entomological analyzes during the largest DENV-4 epidemic ever recorded in Lao PDR (2015–2019). Strikingly, from 2015 to 2019, we reported the DENV-4 emergence and spread at the country level after two large epidemics predominated by DENV-3 and DENV-1, respectively, in 2012–2013 and 2015. Our data revealed a significant difference in the median age of the patient infected by DENV-4 compared to the other serotypes. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated the circulation of DENV-4 Genotype I at the country level since at least 2013. The entomological surveillance showed a predominance of Aedesaegypti compared to Aedesalbopictus and high abundance of these vectors in dry and rainy seasons between 2016 and 2019, in Vientiane Capital. Overall, these results emphasized the importance of an integrated approach to evaluate factors, which could impact the circulation and the epidemiological profile of dengue viruses, especially in endemic countries like Lao PDR.
Public Awareness for Sustainable Development, Sociology and Political Science, Genotype, <i>Aedes</i> vectors, Epidemiology, Veterinary medicine, 590, 610, Social Sciences, PARIS team, phylogeny, Biochemistry, Gene, epidemic, Article, Dengue virus, Dengue, Serotype, Lao PDR, [SDV.MHEP.MI]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Infectious diseases, Aedes, Virology, Health Sciences, Global Impact of Arboviral Diseases, Biology, Vector (molecular biology), Internal medicine, Arbovirus, Recombinant DNA, Geography, ACL, Epidemiological surveillance, R, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, DENV-4, Outbreak, Dengue fever, dengue, Malaria, Virus, [SDV.MHEP.MI] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Infectious diseases, Medicine, Aedes vectors, Phylogenetic tree
Public Awareness for Sustainable Development, Sociology and Political Science, Genotype, <i>Aedes</i> vectors, Epidemiology, Veterinary medicine, 590, 610, Social Sciences, PARIS team, phylogeny, Biochemistry, Gene, epidemic, Article, Dengue virus, Dengue, Serotype, Lao PDR, [SDV.MHEP.MI]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Infectious diseases, Aedes, Virology, Health Sciences, Global Impact of Arboviral Diseases, Biology, Vector (molecular biology), Internal medicine, Arbovirus, Recombinant DNA, Geography, ACL, Epidemiological surveillance, R, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, DENV-4, Outbreak, Dengue fever, dengue, Malaria, Virus, [SDV.MHEP.MI] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Infectious diseases, Medicine, Aedes vectors, Phylogenetic tree
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