Molecular epidemiology of measles virus in Italy during 2008

• Hauptverfasser: Fabio Magurano (Verfasst von), Claudia Fortuna (Verfasst von), Melissa Baggieri (Verfasst von), Antonietta Filia (Verfasst von), Eleonora Benedetti (Verfasst von), Paola Bucci (Verfasst von), Antonella Marchi (Verfasst von), Loredana Nicoletti (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Schlagworte: article
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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...