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Niteen Wairagkar1, Paul A Rota, Stephanie Liffick, Naseem Shaikh, V S Padbidri, William J Bellini.
Abstract
The goal of this study was to conduct the initial genetic characterization wild-type measles viruses currently circulating in India. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction detected measles RNA in 11 of 14 throat swabs collected from sporadic and outbreak-associated cases in the city of Pune, during 1996-1998. Sequence analysis of the H and N genes showed that six sequences were genotype D4, three were genotype D8, and two were genotype A. Continued virologic surveillance in other areas of India as well as neighboring countries will indicate the extent of genetic diversity present among wild-type measles viruses circulating in India. Copyright 2002 Wiley-Liss, Inc.Mesh：
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Year: 2002 PMID： 12376971 DOI： 10.1002/jmv.10228
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Med Virol ISSN： 0146-6615 Impact factor: 2.327