Genetic analysis of rubella viruses found in the United States between 1966 and 2004: Evidence that indigenous rubella viruses have been eliminated

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2006, Pages

  Icenogle, Joseph P ^a,c   Frey, Teryl K ^a   Abernathy, Emily ^a,c   Reef, Susan E ^a   Schnurr, David ^b   Stewart, John A ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRAL AND RICKETTSIAL DISEASE LABORATORY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; INFECTION CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBELLA VIRUS; UNITED STATES; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WILD TYPE;

BAYES THEOREM; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; RUBELLA; RUBELLA VIRUS; SOFTWARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750333054     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/505945     Document Type: Article

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