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Transmission and molecular characterisation of wild measles virus in Romania, 2008 to 2012.
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin - 12 Dec 2013
Necula G, Lazar M, Stanescu A, Pistol A, Santibanez S, Mankertz A, Lupulescu E
Abstract excerpt
Molecular characterisation of measles virus is a powerful tool for tracing transmission. Genotyping may prove the absence of endemic circulation of measles virus, i.e. transmission for more than 12 months, which is one of the criteria for verifying elimination of the disease. We have genetically characterised measles viruses detected in Romania from 2008 to 2012, focusing on the recent outbreaks from 2010 to 2012...
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