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Seroepidemiology and phylogenetic characterisation of measles virus in Ireland, 2004-2013.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Aug 2014
O' Riordan Bernadette, Carr Michael J, Connell Jeff, Dunford Linda, Hall William W, Hassan Jaythoon
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BACKGROUND: Ireland is classified as an area of high measles incidence. A World Health Organisation-European Region strategic plan exists for measles elimination by 2015. OBJECTIVES: To retrospectively investigate measles outbreaks using all patient samples (sera and oral fluid) received for measles laboratory diagnosis and characterise the genetic diversity of circulating measles genotypes in Ireland. STUDY...
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