The First Measles Outbreak Caused by Imported Genotype D9 Measles Virus in Shandong Province, China, 2013

Xueqiang Fang; Jing Sun; Yan Zhang; Changyin Wang; Yanyan Song; Lizhi Song; Qing Xu; Bo Li; Peng Chen; Huipeng Li; Aiqiang Xu

doi:10.7883/yoken.67.300

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The First Measles Outbreak Caused by Imported Genotype D9 Measles Virus in Shandong Province, China, 2013

Xueqiang Fang, Jing Sun, Yan Zhang, Changyin Wang, Yanyan Song, Lizhi Song, Qing Xu, Bo Li, Peng Chen, Huipeng Li, Aiqiang Xu

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Xueqiang Fang
Academy of Preventive Medicine, Shandong University
Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Jing Sun
Shandong Institute for Food and Drug Control
Yan Zhang
National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Changyin Wang
Academy of Preventive Medicine, Shandong University
Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Yanyan Song
School of Public Health, Shandong University
Lizhi Song
Academy of Preventive Medicine, Shandong University
Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Qing Xu
Academy of Preventive Medicine, Shandong University
Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Bo Li
Yantai Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Peng Chen
Yantai Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Huipeng Li
Zhifu District Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Aiqiang Xu
Academy of Preventive Medicine, Shandong University
Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Keywords: measles outbreak, genotype D9, phylogenetic analysis

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2014 Volume 67 Issue 4 Pages 300-303

DOI https://doi.org/10.7883/yoken.67.300

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Abstract

This study represents a measles outbreak caused by the genotype D9 measles virus (MeV), which was imported by Burmese individuals. Urine and throat swab specimens were collected from suspected measles cases. Viruses were isolated, and a 634-bp target fragment of the N gene was amplified by reverse transcription-PCR and sequenced. Phylogenetic results indicated that the 6 isolates belonged to genotype D9 MeV. Through appropriate prevention and control measures, the transmission of genotype D9 MeV was interrupted. Genotype D9 MeV was isolated for the first time in Shandong and was imported by Burmese individuals.

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