Measles molecular epidemiology: What does it tell us and why is it important?

Canada Communicable Disease Report = Relevé Des Maladies Transmissibles Au Canada
J Hiebert, A Severini

Abstract

Measles molecular epidemiology was a key component of the verification of elimination of indigenous measles in Canada and is an invaluable tool during public health investigations, both to establish whether connections exist between concurrent measles cases and to indicate possible sources of importations. There are 24 distinct genotypes however the genotype is usually not sufficient to describe the complex molecular epidemiology of measles cases. The exact genetic sequence of the last 450 nucleotides of the nucleoprotein (N) gene (N-450) is used. The measles genome mutates very slowly and so cases within the same chain of transmission usually have identical N-450 sequences. In Canada, the National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) sequences the N-450 and deposits it into the WHO measles sequence database, MeaNS. This database can be used to identify other geographic regions where the measles sequence was detected, supporting or excluding connections. For commonly detected N-450 sequences, MeaNS designates a "sequence variant." Sequence variants are used as the defining characteristic of measles cases with identical sequences and this designation is fundamental to the description of measles molecular epidemiology both locally and g...Continue Reading

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Jun 20, 2017·Emerging Infectious Diseases·Shari ThomasShelley L Deeks
Jul 1, 2020·Journal of the Royal Society, Interface·Alexis RobertSebastian Funk

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