Molecular epidemiology of measles virus in Italy during 2008

Molecular epidemiology of measles virus in Italy during 2008

INTRODUCTION. In view of the goal of measles elimination, it is of great importance to assess the circulation of wild-type measles virus (MV). Genetic analysis is indispensable to understand the epidemiology of measles. A large measles outbreak occurred in Italy in 2008, with over 4000 cases reporte...

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Main Authors: Fabio Magurano, Claudia Fortuna, Melissa Baggieri, Antonietta Filia, Eleonora Benedetti, Paola Bucci, Antonella Marchi, Loredana Nicoletti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Superiore di Sanità 2013-03-01
Series:Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Subjects:
measles
epidemiology
genotype
virus
infectious disease
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