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Phylogenetic and Epidemiological Analysis of Measles Viruses in Shenzhen, China from January 2015 to July 2019.
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research - 4 Dec 2019
Lei Min, Wang Kai, Li Jing, Zhang Yan, Wei Xuemei, Qi Lifeng, Zhou Gaofeng, Wu Yue
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BACKGROUND Measles morbidity and mortality were significantly reduced after the measles vaccine was introduced in China in 1965. However, measles outbreaks easily occur in densely populated areas, especially where there is no universal vaccination. The outbreak that occurred in Shenzhen, the Chinese city with the largest internal immigration, provides a lesson in measles virus mutation and measles prevention. The...
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