Genotyping of measles virus in Canada: 1979-2002

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 189, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages

  Tipples, Graham A ^a   Gray, Michael ^a   Garbutt, Michael ^a   Rota, Paul A ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CANADA; GENOTYPE; MEASLES; MEASLES VIRUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS GENE;

EID: 2442506904     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/377716     Document Type: Article

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