Article
Global distribution of rubella virus genotypes.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Dec 2003
Zheng Du-Ping, Frey Teryl K, Icenogle Joseph, Katow Shigetaka, Abernathy Emily S, Song Ki-Joon, Xu Wen-Bo, Yarulin Vitaly, Desjatskova R G, Aboudy Yair, Enders Gisela, Croxson Margaret
Abstract excerpt
Phylogenetic analysis of a collection of 103 E1 gene sequences from rubella viruses isolated from 17 countries from 1961 to 2000 confirmed the existence of at least two genotypes. Rubella genotype I (RGI) isolates, predominant in Europe, Japan, and the Western Hemisphere, segregated into discrete subgenotypes; international subgenotypes present in the 1960s and 1970s were replaced by geographically restricted...
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