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Genetic characterization of mumps viruses associated with the resurgence of mumps in the United States: 2015-2017.
Virus research - 1 May 2020
McNall Rebecca J, Wharton Adam K, Anderson Raydel, Clemmons Nakia, Lopareva Elena N, Gonzalez Carlos, Espinosa Alex, Probert William S, Hacker Jill K, Liu Gongping, Garfin Jacob, Strain Anna K, Boxrud David, Bryant Patrick W, George Kirsten St, Davis Timothy, Griesser Richard H, Shult Peter, Bankamp Bettina, Hickman Carole J, Wroblewski Kelly, Rota Paul A
Abstract excerpt
Despite high coverage with measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine in the United States, outbreaks of mumps occur in close contact settings such as schools, colleges, and camps. Starting in late 2015, outbreaks were reported from several universities, and by the end of 2017, greater than 13,800 cases had been reported nation-wide. In 2013, the CDC and the Association of Public Health Laboratories contracted four...
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