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Genetic characterization of historical epidemic mumps viruses in northern Spain, 1987-1990.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Dec 2014
Cilla Gustavo, Montes Milagrosa, Zapico Maria S, Piñeiro Luis, Satrustegi Miren, Pérez-Yarza Eduardo G, Pérez-Trallero Emilio
Abstract excerpt
The mumps virus (MuV) is genetically diverse and is divided into 12 genotypes. The World Health Organization has recommended expanding virological surveillance for MuV, and therefore molecular characterization of circulating strains (i.e. genotypes) is increasingly performed. Nevertheless, little is known about the genotypes circulating before the massive vaccination of children and adolescents. The present study...
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