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Virologic surveillance for wild-type rubella viruses in the Americas.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2011
Icenogle Joseph P, Siqueira Marilda M, Abernathy Emily S, Lemos Xenia R, Fasce Rodrigo A, Torres Graciela, Reef Susan E
Abstract excerpt
The goal of eliminating rubella from the Americas by 2010 was established in 2003. Subsequently, a systematic nomenclature for wild-type rubella viruses (wtRVs) was established, wtRVs circulating in the region were catalogued, and importations of wtRVs into a number of countries were documented. The geographic distribution of wtRVs of various genotypes in the Americas, interpreted in the context of the global...
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