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Genetic diversity of mumps virus in oral fluid specimens: application to mumps epidemiological study.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Mar 2004
Jin Li, Brown David W G, Litton Pam A, White Joanne M
Abstract excerpt
Three hundred nine mumps virus (MuV) strains detected in the United Kingdom during 1995-2002 were characterized by partial sequencing of the small hydrophobic gene and were shown to belong to at least 6 different genotypes. A strain representing a new genotype was isolated from a seminal fluid specimen. Identical strains belonging to genotypes G and C were found to circulate for up to 3 years. One genotype H...
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