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Comparison of neutralizing antibody titers against outbreak-associated measles genotypes (D4, H1 and B3) in Iran.
Pathogens and disease - 1 Nov 2016
Fatemi Nasab Ghazal Sadat, Salimi Vahid, Abbasi Simin, Adjami Nezhad Fard Fatemeh, Mokhtari Azad Talat
Abstract excerpt
Despite the accessibility of a promising vaccine, outbreaks of the measles virus (MV) take place even in well-vaccinated populations. D4, H1 and B3 genotypes have been detected regularly in different regions of Iran. These observations highlight the necessity of evaluating the protective efficacy of the vaccine against currently circulating MV genotypes during the elimination phase. A focus reduction...
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