Imported Measles and Implications for Its Elimination in Taiwan

Cheng, Wen-Yueh; Yang, Chen-Fu; Hou, Yu-Ting; Wang, Shih-Chuan; Chang, Hsiu-Li; Chiu, Hsien-Ya; Wang, En-Tzu; Wu, Ho-Sheng

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Imported Measles and Implications for Its Elimination in Taiwan

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Aug 2011
By Cheng, Wen-Yueh ; Yang, Chen-Fu ; Hou, Yu-Ting ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Cheng, Wen-Yueh ; Yang, Chen-Fu ; Hou, Yu-Ting ; Wang, Shih-Chuan ; Chang, Hsiu-Li ; Chiu, Hsien-Ya ; Wang, En-Tzu ; Wu, Ho-Sheng
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During November 2008-May 2009, an outbreak of 53 measles cases occurred in Taiwan. Of these, 3 cases were sporadic, and the other 50 cases could be grouped into 8 clusters by genetic analysis. We determined 7 H1 genotypes linked to importation and 1 G3 genotype linked to an untraceable source.
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Adult Child, Preschool Cluster Analysis Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Female Genotype Humans Importation Infant Male Measles Measles Outbreak Measles Vaccine Measles Virus Nosocomial Phylogeny Taiwan Travel Vaccination Viruses
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Emerg Infect Dis. 17(8):1523-1526.
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17
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8
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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