Article
Phylogenetic analysis of rubella virus strains during an outbreak in São Paulo, 2007-2008.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Oct 2012
Figueiredo C A, Oliveira M I, Curti S P, Afonso A M S, Frugi Yu A L, Gualberto F, Durigon E L
Abstract excerpt
Rubella virus (RV) is an important human pathogen that causes rubella, an acute contagious disease. It also causes severe birth defects collectively known as congenital rubella syndrome when infection occurs during the first trimester of pregnancy. Here, we present the phylogenetic analysis of RV that circulated in São Paulo during the 2007-2008 outbreak. Samples collected from patients diagnosed with rubella...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Brazil
- Child, Preschool
- Cluster Analysis
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Epidemiology
