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Cátia Alexandra Ribeiro Meneses1, Valdinete Alves do Nascimento2, Victor Costa de Souza2
1Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de Roraima, Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública de Roraima, Boa Vista, RR, Brasil.
Abstract:
Measles is a human infectious disease of global concern that is caused by the measles virus. In this study, we report the complete genome sequencing of one measles virus isolate, genotype D8, that was obtained directly from a urine sample in Boa Vista city, the capital of Roraima state in Brazil. Phylogenetic reconstruction grouped the genome described in this study with that of samples from Australia, South Korea, and Italy. To our knowledge, this is the first complete genome sequence of a wild-type measles virus reported from Latin America. Therefore, the present data strengthen the current knowledge on the molecular epidemiology of measles worldwide.
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