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Single genotype of measles virus is dominant whereas several genotypes of mumps virus are co-circulating.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Oct 2000
Takahashi M, Nakayama T, Kashiwagi Y, Takami T, Sonoda S, Yamanaka T, Ochiai H, Ihara T, Tajima T
Abstract excerpt
We have reported that in Japan measles virus strains have been classified into three distinct different genotypes (C1, D3 and D5) under the new international genotype classification since 1984. Similarly, mumps virus strains have been divided into two genotypes with three subtypes (B1, B2, B3, and D) under the proposed international classification since 1976. To differentiate these genotypes we developed a...
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