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SUBMITTER: Obam Mekanda FM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6760898 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Obam Mekanda Franck-Martin FM Monamele Chavely Gwladys CG Simo Nemg Frédy Brice FB Yonga Gilde Martial GM Ouapi Diane D Penlap Beng Véronique V Batéjat Christophe C Caro Valérie V Manuguerra Jean-Claude JC Demanou Maurice M
PloS one 20190925 9
The first genotyping data on measles virus (MeV) strains in Cameroon dates from 1994, while other studies were realized in 2001 and 2011 with the establishment of MeV virological surveillance. However, the genetic data of MeV strains circulating in Cameroon remains fragmented and concentrated in certain regions, hence the need for an update. The objective of this study was to have recent data on MeV genotypes circulating in Cameroon. Ninety throat swabs collected during recent measles outbreaks ...[more]