Phylogenetic and evolutionary analyses of dengue viruses isolated in Jakarta, Indonesia

Abstract

Dengue has affected Indonesia for the last five decades and become a major health problem in many cities in the country. Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, reports dengue cases annually, with several outbreaks documented. To gain information on the dynamic and evolutionary history of dengue virus (DENV) in Jakarta, we conducted phylogenetic and evolutionary analyses of DENV isolated in 2009. Three hundred thirty-three dengue-suspected patients were recruited. Our data revealed that dengue predominantly affected young adults, and the majority of cases were due to secondary infection. A total of 171 virus isolates were successfully serotyped. All four DENV serotypes were circulating in the city, and DENV-1 was the predominant serotype. The DENV genotyping of 17 isolates revealed the presence of Genotypes I and IV in DENV-1, while DENV-2 isolates were grouped into the Cosmopolitan genotype. The grouping of isolates into Genotype I and II was seen for DENV-3 and DENV-4, respectively. Evolutionary analysis revealed the relatedness of Jakarta isolates with other isolates from other cities in Indonesia and isolates from imported cases in other countries. We revealed the endemicity of DENV and the role of Jakarta as the potential source of imported dengue cases in other countries. Our study provides genetic information regarding DENV from Jakarta, which will be useful for upstream applications, such as the study of DENV epidemiology and evolution and transmission dynamics.

Dengue viruses circulating in Indonesia: A systematic review and phylogenetic analysis of data from five decades

“…A full assessment of the 120 references resulted in the exclusion of 53 references due to the following: full texts were unavailable, and the available abstracts did not include adequate information to satisfy our outcome, the full text did not include adequate or complete serotype data, and nonstandard methods were used for serotyping. This resulted in 67 eligible studies, of which 13 references were from national journals . An additional 11 studies were included from reference list .…”

“…In total, 78 eligible studies were included for DENV serotype analysis . Of all the eligible studies, four studies were conducted based on mosquito isolates while the remaining studies assessed DENV isolates from human samples . Sixty two studies investigated dengue cases among local inhabitants of Indonesia,…”

“…Between 2008 and 2012, however, DENV‐1 become the dominant serotype in most Indonesian regions (Table ). Data of traveller‐associated dengue from Australia, Taiwan, Germany, and Romania support this finding.…”

“…Our group has previously conducted studies relating to the molecular epidemiology of dengue in several major Indonesian cities, including Bali, Jakarta, Jambi, Makassar, Semarang, Sukabumi, Surabaya, and Purwokerto . Similar studies have also been conducted in other regions of Indonesia, with local inhabitants or travellers returning from Indonesia .…”

Dengue infection in international travellers visiting Bali, Indonesia

“…Overall, our study confirmed that only local endemic strains were responsible for dengue infection in international travellers to Bali, and supports the potential of Bali and Indonesia in general as the source of dengue case importation to other countries. 13,27 …”