Molecular characterization of measles viruses that circulated in Cameroon between 2010 and 2011

Virology Journal

Volumn 10, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Demanou, Maurice ^a   Ratsitoharana, Rajhonson ^a   Yonga, Martial ^a   Dosseh, Annick ^b   Anya, Blanche ^c   Kobela, Marie ^d   Njouom, Richard ^a  

^a CENTRE PASTEUR DU CAMEROUN   (Cameroon)

^b World Health Organization Ouagadougou   (Burkina Faso)

^c WHO Country Office   (Cameroon)

^d Expanded Program on Immunization   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Genotype B3; Measles virus; Nucleoprotein N

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOTIDE; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CLADISTICS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOTYPE; MEASLES VIRUS; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; THROAT CULTURE; WILD TYPE;

MEASLES VIRUS;

EID: 84874444008     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1743422X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-422X-10-71     Document Type: Article

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