Volume 16, Number 1—January 2010
Dispatch
Rapid Displacement of Dengue Virus Type 1 by Type 4, Pacific Region, 2007–2009
Table
Chronology of appearance of dengue virus type 4, Pacific region
Date of appearance | Country | Source/reference |
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2007 | Solomon Islands | (3) |
2008 Apr | Nauru | T. Bryar, pers. comm.* |
2008 May | Kiribati | This study |
2008 Jul | Samoa | This study |
2008 Jul | American Samoa | T. Bryar, pers. comm.* |
2008 Jul | Palau | T. Bryar, pers. comm.* |
2008 Aug | Cook Islands | T. Bryar, pers. comm.* |
2008 Aug | Fiji | T. Bryar, pers. comm.* |
2008 Aug | Niue | T. Bryar, pers. comm.* |
2008 Oct | Vanuatu | T. Bryar, pers. comm.* |
2008 Dec | Tonga | This study |
2008 Nov | New Caledonia | This study |
2009 Feb | French Polynesia | T. Bryar, pers. comm.* |
2009 Jun | Chile (Easter Island) | ProMED-mail† |
*Western Pacific Regional Office, World Health Organization.
†www.promedmail.org/pls/otn/f?p=2400:1202:1356950393966944::NO::F2400_P1202_CHECK_DISPLAY,F2400_P1202_PUB_MAIL_ID:X,78506
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