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Detection of a new mumps virus genotype during parotitis epidemic of 2006-2007 in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Feb 2008
Santos C L S, Ishida M A, Foster P G, Sallum M A M, Benega M A, Borges D B, Corrêa K O, Constantino C R O, Afzal M A, Paiva T M
Abstract excerpt
Nucleotide sequence analyses of the SH gene of 18 mumps virus isolates collected in the 2006-2007 parotitis epidemic in the state of São Paulo identified a new genotype, designated genotype M. This new designation fulfills all the parameters required to define a new mumps virus genotype. The parameters were established by an expert panel in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2005. This...
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