Measles virus genotype D4 strains with non-standard length M-F non-coding region circulated during the major outbreaks of 2011-2012 in Spain.

In recent decades, vaccination has substantially reduced the number of measles cases to levels close to the elimination stage. However, major measles outbreaks occurred in Europe during 2010-2012, after the introduction of the D4-Enfield lineage. We have performed a molecular characterization of 75...

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Main Authors: Horacio Gil, Aurora Fernández-García, María Mar Mosquera, Judith M Hübschen, Ana M Castellanos, Fernando de Ory, Josefa Masa-Calles, Juan E Echevarría
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6047782?pdf=render