Complete genome sequence of a wild-type measles virus isolated during a 2016 winter outbreak in a refugee settlement in Calais, France

Publié le 1 mars 2017
Mis à jour le 6 septembre 2019

Measles outbreaks are regularly reported in European countries despite efforts to improve vaccination coverage. In January 2016, an outbreak occurred in a refugee settlement in Calais, France. We report here the complete genome sequence of a wild-type measles virus isolated from a health care worker (MVi/Calais. FRA/01.16) infected during this outbreak.

Auteur : Dina J, Hamel J, Antona D, Vabret A
Genome Announcements, 2017, vol. 5, n°. 10, p. pii: e00009-17