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Two major mumps genotype G variants dominated recent mumps outbreaks in the Netherlands (2009-2012).
The Journal of general virology - 1 May 2014
Gouma Sigrid, Sane Jussi, Gijselaar Daphne, Cremer Jeroen, Hahné Susan, Koopmans Marion, van Binnendijk Rob
Abstract excerpt
During three seasons of mumps outbreaks in the Netherlands (September 2009-August 2012), 822 mumps cases were laboratory-confirmed at the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM). Most patients were vaccinated young adults. Given the protracted endemic circulation, we studied the genetic diversity and changes of mumps virus over a period of 3 years. Phylogenetic analysis of the small...
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