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Genetic characterization of wild type measles virus isolated in Croatia during the 2003-2004 outbreak.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Feb 2005
Forcic Dubravko, Ivancic J, Baricevic M, Mahovlic V, Tesovic G, Bozinovic D, Gjenero Margan I, Mazuran R
Abstract excerpt
Viral epidemiology is determined by the movement of infected people within and between geographical areas. The genetic characterization of wild-type isolates combined with standard epidemiological methods may enable the identification of the source and transmission pathways and permit differentiation between indigenous and imported viruses. We investigated the genetic characteristics of the wild-type measles...
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