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Molecular Epidemiology of B3 and D8 Measles Viruses through Hemagglutinin Phylogenetic History.
International journal of molecular sciences - 22 Jun 2020
Bianchi Silvia, Canuti Marta, Ciceri Giulia, Gori Maria, Colzani Daniela, Dura Marco, Pennati Beatrice Marina, Baggieri Melissa, Magurano Fabio, Tanzi Elisabetta, Amendola Antonella
Abstract excerpt
Of the 24 known measles genotypes, only D8 and B3 are responsible for outbreaks in the last years in Europe, Asia, and America. In this study the H gene of 92 strains circulating between 2015 and 2019 in Lombardy, Northern Italy, and 1273 H sequences available in GenBank were analyzed in order to evaluate the genetic variability and to assess the conservation of the immunodominant sites. Overall, in Lombardy we...
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