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Genotyping and subtyping of mumps virus isolates from the Indian subcontinent.
Archives of virology - 1 Nov 2013
Mishra Baijayantimala, Pujhari Sujit Kumar, Dhiman Vandana, Mahalakshmi P, Bharadwaj Abhinav, Pokhrel Sandeep, Sharma Deepak, Sharma Mirnalini, Bhatia Deepak, Ratho Radha Kanta
Abstract excerpt
Mumps is a vaccine-preventable disease that usually occurs as a self-limiting parotitis, but it can also lead to several life-threatening complications, including pancreatitis, meningitis, and encephalitis. The molecular epidemiology of the virus is poorly understood. The present study describes an outbreak of mumps virus infection in Punjab, India. The etiology was confirmed by serology and RNA detection to be...
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