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Molecular epidemiology of measles virus in Italy during 2008.
Annali dell'Istituto superiore di sanita - 1 Jan 2013
Magurano Fabio, Fortuna Claudia, Baggieri Melissa, Filia Antonietta, Benedetti Eleonora, Bucci Paola, Marchi Antonella, Nicoletti Loredana
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INTRODUCTION: In view of the goal of measles elimination, it is of great importance to assess the circulation of wild-type measles virus (MV). Genetic analysis is indispensable to understand the epidemiology of measles. A large measles outbreak occurred in Italy in 2008, with over 4000 cases reported to the enhanced measles surveillance system introduced in 2007, 37% of which were laboratory confirmed. METHODS:...
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