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Rapid replacement of endemic measles virus genotypes.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Nov 2002
Santibanez Sabine, Tischer Annedore, Heider Alla, Siedler Anette, Hengel Hartmut
Abstract excerpt
Although vaccination campaigns have significantly reduced the number of measles cases worldwide, endemic transmission of measles virus (MV) continues to occur in several continents, including Europe. To obtain current information on measles incidence and molecular data on circulating MVs in Germany, a nationwide measles sentinel was established. Phylogenetic analysis based on the variable part of the N gene from...
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