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Molecular epidemiology of measles virus in Iran 2009-2010: first detection of measles genotype H1.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Dec 2011
Salimi Vahid, Mokhtari-Azad Talat, Abbasi Simin, Noroozbabaei Zahra, Soltan-Shahi Rambod, Zahraie Mohsen, Bont Louis, Gouya Mohammad Mehdi
Abstract excerpt
Measles virus (MV) genotyping is an important component of measles surveillance in the context of monitoring immunization program effectiveness and documenting MV elimination. The molecular epidemiology and genetic variability of circulating MV strains in Iran during the 2009-2010 were studied in consecutive MV isolates from throat swab and urine. Sequence information obtained from 41 cases based on the 456...
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