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Genetic characterization of measles virus in the Philippines, 2008-2011.
BMC research notes - 3 Jun 2015
Centeno Rex, Fuji Naoko, Okamoto Michiko, Dapat Clyde, Saito Mariko, Tandoc Amado, Lupisan Socorro, Oshitani Hitoshi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Large outbreaks of measles occurred in the Philippines in 2010 and 2011. Genetic analysis was performed to identify the genotype of measles virus (MeV) that was responsible for the large outbreaks. METHODS: A total of 114 representative MeVs that were detected in the Philippines from 2008 to 2011 were analyzed by sequencing the C-terminal region of nucleocapsid (N) gene and partial hemagglutinin (H)...
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