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Genetic analysis of Asian measles virus strains--new endemic genotype in Nepal.
Virus research - 1 Jul 2001
Truong A T, Mulders M N, Gautam D C, Ammerlaan W, de Swart R L, King C C, Osterhaus A D, Muller C P
Abstract excerpt
In many parts of Asia measles virus (MV) continues to be endemic. However, little is known about the genetic characteristics of viruses circulating on this continent. This study reports the molecular epidemiological analysis based on the entire nucleocapsid (N) and hemagglutinin (H) genes of the first isolates from Nepal and Taiwan, as well as of recent MV strains from India, Indonesia, and China. Four isolates...
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