Measles Outbreak: Genomics and Public Health - January 23, 2015

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Measles Outbreak: Genomics and Public Health - January 23, 2015

CDC information: Ongoing measles outbreak

CDC information: Genetic analysis of measles viruses is an important component in outbreak investigations and for global surveillance of circulating wild–type measles strains

CDC paper: Wild-type measles viruses with non-standard genome lengths. 
Bettina Bankamp et al. PLOS One, April 2014

The genetic basis for interindividual immune response variation to measles vaccine: new understanding and new vaccine approaches. 
Haralambieva IH, Expert Rev Vaccines. 2013 Jan;12(1):57-70.

Check out the HuGE Navigator for published studies on genetic factors associated with measles, vaccines and complications