Epidemiological Outbreaks of Measles Virus in Kazakhstan during 2015

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Date

2018

Authors

Abeev, Arman
Zhylkibayev, Assylbek
Kamalova, Dinara
Kusheva, Nadezhda
Nusupbaeva, Gauhar
Tleumbetova, Nazim
Smagul, Manar
Beissenova, Sarkit
Aubakirova, Saltanat
Kassenova, Zhuldiz

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Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Abstract

This study involved epidemiological surveillance of the measles virus (MV) in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan during 2015–2016. We detected MV genotype D8 in this season of measles outbreak. A total of 2,341 cases were registered and 19 were identified by genotyping. Sixteen of these samples were attributed to subgroup A of genotype D8, while 3 imported cases were represented by genotypes B3 and H1.

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Genotyping, Measles virus

Citation

Arman Abeev, Assylbek Zhylkibayev, Dinara Kamalova and etc. (2018) Epidemiological Outbreaks of Measles Virus in Kazakhstan during 2015. Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases.71, 354–359.

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