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Phylogeography and population dynamics of dengue viruses in the Americas

Phylogeography and population dynamics of dengue viruses in the Americas
Phylogeography and population dynamics of dengue viruses in the Americas
Changes in Dengue virus (DENV) disease patterns in the Americas over recent decades have been attributed, at least in part, to repeated introduction of DENV strains from other regions, resulting in a shift from hypoendemicity to hyperendemicity. Using newly sequenced DENV-1 and DENV-3 envelope (E) gene isolates from 11 Caribbean countries, along with sequences available on GenBank, we sought to document the population genetic and spatiotemporal transmission histories of the four main invading DENV genotypes within the Americas and investigate factors that influence the rate and intensity of DENV transmission. For all genotypes, there was an initial invasion phase characterized by rapid increases in genetic diversity, which coincided with the first confirmed cases of each genotype in the region. Rapid geographic dispersal occurred upon each genotype's introduction, after which individual lineages were locally maintained, and gene flow was primarily observed among neighboring and nearby countries. There were, however, centers of viral diversity (Barbados, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Suriname, Venezuela, and Brazil) that were repeatedly involved in gene flow with more distant locations. For DENV-1 and DENV-2, we found that a "distance-informed" model, which posits that the intensity of virus movement between locations is inversely proportional to the distance between them, provided a better fit than a model assuming equal rates of movement between all pairs of countries. However, for DENV-3 and DENV-4, the more stochastic "equal rates" model was preferred
dengue virus, gene flow, bayesian phylogeography, americas, population dynamics, evolution, coalescent
1533-1543
Allicock, Orchid M.
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Lemey, Philippe
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Tatem, Andrew J.
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Pybus, Oliver G.G.
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Bennett, Shannon N.
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Mueller, Brandi A.
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Suchard, Marc A.
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Foster, Jerome E.
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Rambaut, Andrew
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Carrington, Christine V.F.
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Allicock, Orchid M.
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Lemey, Philippe
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Tatem, Andrew J.
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Pybus, Oliver G.G.
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Bennett, Shannon N.
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Mueller, Brandi A.
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Suchard, Marc A.
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Foster, Jerome E.
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Rambaut, Andrew
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Carrington, Christine V.F.
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Allicock, Orchid M., Lemey, Philippe, Tatem, Andrew J., Pybus, Oliver G.G., Bennett, Shannon N., Mueller, Brandi A., Suchard, Marc A., Foster, Jerome E., Rambaut, Andrew and Carrington, Christine V.F. (2012) Phylogeography and population dynamics of dengue viruses in the Americas. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 29 (6), 1533-1543. (doi:10.1093/molbev/msr320). (PMID:22319149)

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Changes in Dengue virus (DENV) disease patterns in the Americas over recent decades have been attributed, at least in part, to repeated introduction of DENV strains from other regions, resulting in a shift from hypoendemicity to hyperendemicity. Using newly sequenced DENV-1 and DENV-3 envelope (E) gene isolates from 11 Caribbean countries, along with sequences available on GenBank, we sought to document the population genetic and spatiotemporal transmission histories of the four main invading DENV genotypes within the Americas and investigate factors that influence the rate and intensity of DENV transmission. For all genotypes, there was an initial invasion phase characterized by rapid increases in genetic diversity, which coincided with the first confirmed cases of each genotype in the region. Rapid geographic dispersal occurred upon each genotype's introduction, after which individual lineages were locally maintained, and gene flow was primarily observed among neighboring and nearby countries. There were, however, centers of viral diversity (Barbados, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Suriname, Venezuela, and Brazil) that were repeatedly involved in gene flow with more distant locations. For DENV-1 and DENV-2, we found that a "distance-informed" model, which posits that the intensity of virus movement between locations is inversely proportional to the distance between them, provided a better fit than a model assuming equal rates of movement between all pairs of countries. However, for DENV-3 and DENV-4, the more stochastic "equal rates" model was preferred

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Published date: June 2012
Keywords: dengue virus, gene flow, bayesian phylogeography, americas, population dynamics, evolution, coalescent
Organisations: Geography & Environment, PHEW – P (Population Health)

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Local EPrints ID: 344403
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/344403
PURE UUID: 137a3b3e-bb0a-4089-85e9-e95d9376dce6
ORCID for Andrew J. Tatem: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7270-941X

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Date deposited: 07 Nov 2012 09:58
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:43

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Author: Orchid M. Allicock
Author: Philippe Lemey
Author: Andrew J. Tatem ORCID iD
Author: Oliver G.G. Pybus
Author: Shannon N. Bennett
Author: Brandi A. Mueller
Author: Marc A. Suchard
Author: Jerome E. Foster
Author: Andrew Rambaut
Author: Christine V.F. Carrington

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