ArticleThe Indian journal of medical research2026
Evolutionary analysis and immunoinformatic-based epitope prediction of dengue virus serotype 2 strains from Sri Lanka.
Article in The Indian journal of medical research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Epidemiological and Evolutionary Dynamics of Dengue Virus in Saudi Arabia: Insights from Three Decades of Molecular and Serological Surveillance.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Pooled it
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Background and objectives To investigate the phylogenetic and evolutionary relationships of dengue virus 2 (DENV-2) strains in Sri Lanka and identify probable antigenic B and T cell epitopes in the envelope gene region. Methods Phylogenetic analysis was conducted on the envelope gene region of Sri Lankan DENV-2 strains alongside globally homologous sequences. Selection pressure analysis identified codons under diversifying and purifying selection. Epitope prediction was performed to detect probable antigenic B and T cell epitopes. Results The sequences belonged to two major lineages of the cosmopolitan genotype: major lineage A and F from various geographical regions. Phylogenetic analysis showed segregation into distinct clades, with close sub-clustering of Sri Lankan strains with those from China, Malaysia, Myanmar, Taiwan, and Reunion Island. Selection pressure analysis revealed two sites under diversifying selection, with numerous sites under purifying selection. Epitope prediction detected several linear B and T cell epitopes with probable antigenicity within the envelope gene region. Interpretation and conclusions This study highlights the widespread dominance of the cosmopolitan genotype in Sri Lanka and underscores the role of air travel and human migration in viral transmission and global strain introduction. The presence of diversifying selection at two E gene sites alongside widespread purifying selection suggests evolutionary pressures on viral fitness. The identified B and T cell epitopes represent potential targets for universal vaccine development and therapeutic interventions.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.