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Genetic characterization and progression of B3 measles genotype in Ethiopia: a study of five measles outbreak cases.
Ethiopian medical journal - 1 Jan 2008
Lemma Eshetu, Smit Sheilagh B, Beyene Berhane, Nigatu Wondatir, Babaniyi Olusegun A
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BACKGROUND: One of the countries where measles remains endemic is Ethiopia. Previously, sequence data from Measles Viruses (MV) circulating in Ethiopia were obtained from clinical specimens. Now the Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute (ENHRI) has implemented cell culture techniques to isolate measles virus and molecular epidemiologic studies can be generated more easily. OBJECTIVE: To characterize...
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