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Molecular characterization of measles viruses that circulated in Cameroon between 2010 and 2011.
Virology journal - 4 Mar 2013
Demanou Maurice, Ratsitoharana Rajhonson, Yonga Martial, Dosseh Annick, Anya Blanche, Kobela Marie, Njouom Richard
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BACKGROUND: Measles virus (MeV) is monotypic, but genetic variation in the hemagglutinin H and nucleoprotein N genes can be analyzed by molecular epidemiologic techniques and used to study virus transmission patterns. The World Health Organization currently recognizes 8 clades (A-H) within which are 24 genotypes of MeV and one provisional genotype, d11. Genotype B3 is clearly the endemic genotype in most of...
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