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Molecular epidemiology of circulating measles virus in Ireland 2002-2007.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jan 2009
Carr Michael J, Conway Aileen, Waters Allison, Moran Joanne, Hassan Jaythoon, Hall William W, Connell Jeff
Abstract excerpt
The molecular characterization of measles virus (MeV) is a valuable epidemiological tool to monitor virus transmission and to discriminate between imported and endemic infection. There has been significant immigration into Ireland in recent years and many individuals originate from regions of high measles incidence. Ireland has had a number of outbreaks of MeV which appear attributable to sub-optimal vaccine...
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