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Comparative study on molecular epidemiology of measles H1 outbreak and sporadic cases in Shandong Province, 2013-2019.
BMC genomics - 14 Apr 2022
Wang Suting, Wang Changyin, Liu Xiaodong, Liu Yao, Xiong Ping, Tao Zexin, Chen Meng, Xu Qing, Zhang Li, Xu Aiqiang
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BACKGROUND: Measles caused by measles virus (MeV) is a highly contagious viral disease which has also been associated with complications including pneumonia, myocarditis, encephalitis, and subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. The current study isolated 33 strains belonging to 2 groups, outbreak and sporadic strains, in 13 cities of Shandong province, China from 2013 to 2019. Comparison of genetic characterization...
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