Characterization of Dengue Virus Serotype 2 Cosmopolitan Genotype Circulating in Colombia

Karl A. Ciuoderis GHI One Health Colombia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín, Colombia;

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Jaime Usuga GHI One Health Colombia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín, Colombia;

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Isabel Moreno GHI One Health Colombia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín, Colombia;

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Laura S. Perez-Restrepo GHI One Health Colombia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín, Colombia;

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Diana Y. Flórez GHI One Health Colombia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín, Colombia;

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Andres Cardona GHI One Health Colombia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín, Colombia;

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Gavin A. Cloherty Infectious Diseases Research, Abbott Diagnostics, Abbott Park, Illinois;

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Michael G. Berg Infectious Diseases Research, Abbott Diagnostics, Abbott Park, Illinois;

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Juan P. Hernandez-Ortiz GHI One Health Colombia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín, Colombia;
Department of Materials and Nanotechnology, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín, Colombia;

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Jorge E. Osorio Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin;
Global Health Institute, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin

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ABSTRACT.

Dengue virus (DENV) is the etiological agent of dengue fever (DF), which is among the most prevalent vector-borne diseases in the tropics. In 2022, the Colombian health surveillance system reported more than 69,000 cases of DF. As part of a hospital-based fever surveillance study, acute-phase sera were collected from 4,545 patients with suspected dengue between 2020 and 2023 in three municipalities of Colombia. Combined reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction and antigen rapid testing confirmed that 376 patients (8.3%) had DF. The virus was isolated in cell culture from 166 of these patients (44.1%), and genome sequencing was performed successfully on 122 (73.5%). Three DENV serotypes (1, 2, and 3) were identified. Phylogenetic analyses of the DENV-2 sequences revealed that 42 of 50 of the isolates (84%) belonged to the DENV-2 cosmopolitan genotype lineage, clustering with sequences from Asia, Peru, and Brazil. We report the detection, isolation, and whole-genome sequencing (11 Kb) of the DENV-2 cosmopolitan genotype and its recent introduction to Colombia.

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Financial support: This work was supported by the University of Wisconsin-Madison GHI One Health Colombia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia (Medellin), and the Abbott Pandemic Defense Coalition.

Disclosure: G. A. C. and M. G. B. are Abbott employees and shareholders. J. O. is the single owner of Vaccigen, LLC. J. E. O. and J. P. H. O. are employees and shareholders of VaxThera. This study was approved by the Research and Ethics Committee of the Corporación Investigaciones Biológicas (No. 0822JHO04). Voluntary participation in this study occurred after signing written informed consent. For participants younger than 18 years, minor assent was also obtained, and parents or a legal representative provided written informed consent on their behalf.

Data availability: The authors confirm that the data supporting the findings of this study are available within the article and its supplemental materials. Raw data and other additional information are available from the corresponding author upon request.

Authors’ addresses: Karl A. Ciuoderis, Jaime Usuga, Isabel Moreno, Laura S. Perez-Restrepo, Diana Y. Flórez, and Andres Cardona, GHI One Health Colombia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín, Colombia, E-mails: coord_cwohc@unal.edu.co, jausugar@unal.edu.co, imorenol@unal.edu.co, diflorezc@unal.edu.co, lab_cwohc@unal.edu.co, and ancardona@unal.edu.co. Gavin A. Cloherty and Michael G. Berg, Infectious Diseases Research, Abbott Diagnostics, Abbott Park, IL, E-mails: gavin.cloherty@abbott.com and michael.berg@abbott.com. Juan P. Hernández-Ortiz, GHI One Health Colombia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín, Colombia, and Department of Materials and Nanotechnology, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellin, Colombia, E-mail: jphernandezo@unal.edu.co. Jorge E. Osorio, Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, and Global Health Institute, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, E-mail: jorge.osorio@wisc.edu.

Address correspondence to Juan P. Hernandez-Ortiz, GHI One Health Colombia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín, Colombia, Calle 75#79A-51. Bloque M15, Medellín, Colombia. 050034. E-mail: jphernandezo@unal.edu.co or jphernandezo@wisc.edu
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