Molecular characterisation of the emerging measles virus from Roraima state, Brazil, 2018

Measles is a human infectious disease of global concern that is caused by the measles virus. In this study, we report the complete genome sequencing of one measles virus isolate, genotype D8, that was obtained directly from a urine sample in Boa Vista city, the capital of Roraima state in Brazil. Ph...

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Published in:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 2019-03, Vol.114, p.e180545-e180545
Main Authors: Meneses, Cátia Alexandra Ribeiro, Nascimento, Valdinete Alves do, Souza, Victor Costa de, Maito, Rodrigo Melo, Gomes, Marconi Aragão, Cunha, Claudeth Rocha Santa Brígida, Antony, Ilma de Aguiar, Silva, Maria Eliane Oliveira E, Campos, Daniela Palha de Souza, Corado, André de Lima Guerra, Pessoa, Karina Pinheiro, Monteiro, Dana Cristina da Silva, Okumoto, Osnei, Cunha, Marília Coelho, Pacheco, Flávia Caselli, Naveca, Felipe Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brazil
Brazil - epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks
Genome Announcement and Highlights
Genotype
Humans
Measles - epidemiology
Measles - virology
measles virus
Measles virus - genetics
PARASITOLOGY
Phylogeny
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA, Viral - genetics
Sequence Analysis, RNA
TROPICAL MEDICINE
virus genome
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Summary:Measles is a human infectious disease of global concern that is caused by the measles virus. In this study, we report the complete genome sequencing of one measles virus isolate, genotype D8, that was obtained directly from a urine sample in Boa Vista city, the capital of Roraima state in Brazil. Phylogenetic reconstruction grouped the genome described in this study with that of samples from Australia, South Korea, and Italy. To our knowledge, this is the first complete genome sequence of a wild-type measles virus reported from Latin America. Therefore, the present data strengthen the current knowledge on the molecular epidemiology of measles worldwide.
ISSN:0074-0276
1678-8060
1678-8060
DOI:10.1590/0074-02760180545