Article
Molecular Characterization of Measles and Rubella Virus Strains from the 2018–2019 Epidemic in Madagascar
2026-03-26
Abstract excerpt
Madagascar experienced a severe measles epidemic between September 2018 and mid-2019, resulting in over 146,000 cases and 1,200 deaths, primarily among children under 15. This epidemic occurred in a context of low vaccination coverage. Prior to this epidemic, no genotyping data for the measles virus (MeV) or rubella virus (RuV) were available for Madagascar. This study aimed to molecularly characterize MeV and RuV...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 911b4247-a73e-573d-ab90-3e4b058ca454
- DOI
- 10.20944/preprints202603.2080.v1