Genotyping of circulating measles strains in Italy in 2010

• Main Authors: Melissa Baggieri (Author), Claudia Fortuna (Author), Filippo Ansaldi (Author), Maria Chironna (Author), Antonella Marchi (Author), Paola Bucci (Author), Eleonora Benedetti (Author), Martina Del Manso (Author), Silvia Declich (Author), Loredana Nicoletti (Author), Fabio Magurano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION: The European Regional Office of the World Health Organization developed a strategic approach to stop the indigenous transmission of measles in its 53 Member States by 2015. In Italy, laboratory surveillance activity is implemented by the National Reference Laboratory for Measles and Ru...