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A measles outbreak in Sindh, Pakistan caused by a genotype B3 virus.
Archives of virology - 1 Dec 2017
Zaidi Syed Sohail Zahoor, Hameed Abdul, Ali Naeem, Umair Massab, Alam Muhammad Masroor, Rana Muhammad Suleman, Sharif Salmaan, Aamir Uzma Bashir, Shaukat Shahzad, Angez Mehar, Khurshid Adnan, Akhtar Ribqa, Mehmood Nayab, Badar Nazish
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Measles continues to be a major public health issue causing substantial outbreaks worldwide, mostly affecting young children. Molecular analysis of measles viruses provides important information on outbreak linkages and transmission pathways that can be helpful towards implementation of appropriate control programs. In Pakistan, the control of measles is still tenuous, and progress towards elimination has been...
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