| Literature DB >> 18032846 |
Yukio Morita1, Tomoyuki Suzuki, Masataka Shiono, Masae Shiobara, Mika Saitoh, Hiroyuki Tsukagoshi, Masakazu Yoshizumi, Taisei Ishioka, Masahiko Kato, Kunihisa Kozawa, Keiko Ttanaka-Taya, Yoshinori Yasui, Masahiro Noda, Nobuhiko Okabe, Hirokazu Kimura.
Abstract
In 2007, relatively large outbreaks of measles occurred in the Kanto region of Japan, including Gunma Prefecture. We performed sequence and phylogenetic analysis of the nucleoprotein gene (N gene) of measles viruses from 3 measles patients in this area in May 2007. The N gene sequences of the present strains were identical to each other, and phylogenetic analysis showed these viruses were classified into genotype D5. The results suggest that highly homologous measles viruses may be associated with outbreaks of measles in Gunma, Japan.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID： 18032846
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Jpn J Infect Dis ISSN： 1344-6304 Impact factor: 1.362