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Molecular and phylogenetic analysis of Greek measles 2010 strains.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Mar 2012
Melidou A, Gioula G, Pogka V, Exindari M, Moutoussi A, Sgouras D, Papadakos K, Chatzidimitriou D, Karabaxoglou D, Mentis A, Malisiovas N
Abstract excerpt
Although elimination of measles virus (MV) by 2010 was a revised target, a new epidemic has been ongoing in Greece and other European countries. The purpose of this study was the molecular and phylogenetic analysis of the Greek MV circulating strain. Twenty-four MV strains isolated from clinical samples during the 2010 outbreak were genotyped and studied in terms of nucleotide variation and phylogeny. All of the...
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