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Phylogenetic analysis of rubella virus isolated during a period of epidemic transmission in Italy, 1991-1997.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 May 2003
Zheng Du-Ping, Zhu Hong, Revello Maria G, Gerna Giuseppe, Frey Teryl K
Abstract excerpt
To study the molecular epidemiology of rubella virus during endemic transmission, phylogenetic analysis of the nucleotide sequence of the E1 gene was done with 31 isolates collected in northern Italy during 1991-1997, a period spanning 3 epidemics. The viruses segregated into distinct genotypic strains. Cocirculation of genotypic strains was detected; however, each epidemic was associated with specific strains,...
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