Spatiotemporal Distribution and Genetic Characterization of Measles Strains Circulating in Greece during the 2017–2018 Outbreak

Spatiotemporal Distribution and Genetic Characterization of Measles Strains Circulating in Greece during the 2017–2018 Outbreak

Between May 2017 and November 2018, Greece has experienced a severe measles outbreak with a total of 3258 cases reported, after reaching its goal of eliminating measles since 2014–2015. In this study, we aimed to investigate the origin and the dispersal patterns of the measles strains that circulate...

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Main Authors: Vasiliki Pogka, Elina Horefti, Maria Evangelidou, Evangelia Georgia Kostaki, Dimitrios Paraskevis, Anastasia Flountzi, Theano Georgakopoulou, Ioanna Magaziotou, Andreas Mentis, Timokratis Karamitros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
measles
measles virus
epidemic
Greece
outbreak
spatiotemporal
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/10/1166

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