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Assessment of the Utility of Whole Genome Sequencing of Measles Virus in the Characterisation of Outbreaks

BACKGROUND: Measles is a highly infectious disease caused by measles virus (MeV). Despite the availability of a safe and cost-effective vaccine, measles is one of the world-leading causes of death in young children. Within Europe, there is a target for eliminating endemic measles in 2015, with molec...

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Autores principales: Penedos, Ana Raquel, Myers, Richard, Hadef, Besma, Aladin, Farah, Brown, Kevin E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4646484/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26569100
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0143081