Molecular epidemiology of measles in Liguria, Italy: A tool for the elimination of the infection

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 39-42

  Ansaldi, Filippo ^a,b   Bertone, A ^c   Carloni, R ^c,d   Gasparini, R ^a   Icardi, G ^a,b   Marensi, L ^c   Mastroianni, F ^c   Oreste, P ^d   Riente, R ^a   Sasso, L ^a   Turello, V ^c   Valle, L ^a   Zoppi, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c ASL5 Spezzina ^*  (Italy)

^d Dipartimento Salute e Servizi Sociali   (Italy)

Author keywords

Measles; Measles elimination; Molecular epidemiology

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE; VIRUS RNA;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; EDITORIAL; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; ITALY; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; MEASLES VIRUS; PATHOGENICITY;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; ITALY; MEASLES; MORBILLIVIRUS;

EID: 34848891297     PISSN: 11212233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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