Genetic characterization of hemagglutinin protein of measles viruses in Hokkaido district, Japan, 2006-2015

• Published in: Microbiology and immunology
• Main Authors: Miyoshi, Masahiro, Komagome, Rika, Yamaguchi, Hiroki, Ishida, Setsuko, Nagano, Hideki, Okano, Motohiko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia 01.06.2018
• Subjects: hemagglutinin; Hokkaido; measles virus

The strains of measles virus, genotypes D5, H1, D4, D8, and B3, were detected among an epidemic, endemic, imported, or import-associated cases in Hokkaido district, Japan, during 2006-2015. In the present study, to evaluate the antigenic features, we determined the complete nucleotide sequences of t...