Genetic analysis of Asian measles virus strains – new endemic genotype in Nepal☆
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Acknowledgements
We gratefully acknowledge the technical assistance of M.W.G. van der Bildt, the support of the WHO regional staff in Nepal, and the contribution of the staff from hospitals involved in virus collection: Drs. S.M.S. Pradhan, S.P. Gautam, and Sulochana from the Kathmandu Veterinary Hospital; Prof. Dr. N.R. Tuladher, Dr. C. Sharma from the Teaching Hospital of Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu; Dr. H. Dixit from the Kanti Children Hospital, Kathmandu; Dr. P.M.E. Wertheim-van Dillen, Dr. J. Weel,
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Note: Nucleotide sequence data reported in this paper have been submitted to the GenBank™ database with the accession numbers AJ250060–AJ250073, AF171231, AF171232, AF193512, AF193513.
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