title: Appearance of a novel measles G3 strain in multiple European countries within a two month period, 2010.
abstract: During late 2010, a previously unrecognised strain of measles genotype G3 virus was identified in five different European countries by the World Health Organization Measles and Rubella Laboratory Network.Apart from one, none had a travel history to south-east Asia, the usual source of G3 viruses, although epidemiological links could be established between some of the cases. This case series illustrates the value of genotyping and sequencing in tracking measles infections, and identifying otherwise unrecognised chains of transmission.
authors.affiliation: Virus Reference Department, World Health Organization Global Specialised Laboratory for Measles and Rubella, Health Protection Agency - Colindale, London, United Kingdom. kevin.brown@hpa.org.uk
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Mulders
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Freymuth
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Santibanez
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Mosquera
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cordey
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Beirnes
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shulga
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Featherstone
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008457:Measles / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics*; D008459:Measles virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010802:Phylogeny; D013997:Time Factors