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Genotyping of mumps virus detected in Yokohama City from 1999 to 2010.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2013
Momoki Tomoko Soga
Abstract excerpt
A survey of mumps infections from 1999 to 2010 was conducted in Yokohama City, Japan, and 17 cases--including 4 cases of aseptic meningitis--were positive for mumps virus (MuV). Based on the phylogenetic analysis of the small hydrophobic gene of the MuV genome, 3, 2, and 12 of the isolates were classified into genotypes B, L, and G, respectively. The results were supported by phylogenetic analysis of...
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