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Identification and development of a promising novel mumps vaccine candidate strain.
Microbes and infection - 1 Dec 2010
Liang Yan, Ma Shaohui, Liu Longding, Zhao Hongling, Wang Lichun, Jiang Li, Xie Zhongping, Dong Chenghong, Li Qihan
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Mumps epidemics are usually caused by airborne transmission of mumps virus (MuV) and have high morbidity in non-immunized children. Epidemiological studies in many regions of China show that the genotype F viral strain is the most prevalent. However, the genotype A strain is currently used to prepare vaccines. Regional epidemiological MuV data suggest a significant application for the development of live...
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