Measles Outbreak: Genomics and Public Health - June 10, 2015

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Measles Outbreak: Genomics and Public Health - June 10, 2015

CDC Public Health Grand Rounds: Working to eliminate measles around the globe

Genetic characterization of measles virus in the Philippines, 2008-2011.
Centeno R et al. BMC Res Notes 2015 211

Epidemiology and genetic characterization of measles strains in Senegal, 2004-2013.
Dia N et al. PLoS ONE 2015 (5) e0121704

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.

Tracking the measles outbreak tracking the measles outbreak 
Genetic tests have not revealed the source of the current viral outbreak, the Scientist, Feb 20

Measles outbreak? California, December 2014-February 2015
CDC MMWR Weekly, February 13, 2015

Complete genome sequence of a wild-type measles virus isolated during the Spring 2013 epidemic in Germany.
Sparrer Konstantin M J et al. Genome Announc 2014 (2)

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