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Genetic variability of measles viruses circulating in the Benelux.
Archives of virology - 1 Jan 2000
Hanses F, van Binnendijk R, Ammerlaan W, Truong A T, de Rond L, Schneider F, Muller C P
Abstract excerpt
In Europe measles incidence remains high and in some parts the disease is likely to be still endemic due to insufficient vaccination. Luxembourg experienced an outbreak with at least 110 cases in 1996, and cases continued to be reported throughout 1997. We used molecular epidemiology to investigate this apparent endemicity. On the basis of their N gene sequences, the isolates were assigned to the typical European...
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