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Genetic and antigenic characterization of measles viruses that circulated in Korea during the 2000-2001 epidemic.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Aug 2003
Na Byoung-Kuk, Shin Ju-Mi, Lee Joo-Yeon, Shin Gu-Choul, Kim Yoon-Young, Lee Jin-Soo, Lee Jong-Koo, Cho Hae-Wol, Lee Hoan-Jong, Rota Paul A, Bellini William J, Kim Woo-Joo, Kang Chun
Abstract excerpt
Despite the marked reduction in the incidence of measles in Korea by the introduction of measles vaccine, a large measles epidemic occurred during 2000-2001. During the epidemic, more than 55,000 measles cases were reported and at least 7 children were dead. In this study, we analyzed the genetic and antigenic properties of 15 measles viruses that isolated during the epidemic. Sequence analyses of entire...
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