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Distribution of wild type 1 poliovirus genotypes in China.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Dec 1993
Zheng D P, Zhang L B, Fang Z Y, Yang C F, Mulders M, Pallansch M A, Kew O M
Abstract excerpt
Poliomyelitis remains an important public health problem in China. Most cases and outbreaks are associated with wild type 1 polioviruses. To obtain an overview of type 1 poliovirus transmission in China, partial genomic sequences were compared for 24 case isolates from 12 provinces. Because polioviruses evolve rapidly during infection of humans, the genetic relationships among isolates provide a measure of the...
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