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Imported measles and implications for its elimination in Taiwan.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Aug 2011
Cheng Wen-Yueh, Yang Chen-Fu, Hou Yu-Ting, Wang Shih-Chuan, Chang Hsiu-Li, Chiu Hsien-Ya, Wang En-Tzu, Wu Ho-Sheng
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During November 2008-May 2009, an outbreak of 53 measles cases occurred in Taiwan. Of these, 3 cases were sporadic, and the other 50 cases could be grouped into 8 clusters by genetic analysis. We determined 7 H1 genotypes linked to importation and 1 G3 genotype linked to an untraceable source.
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