Occurrence of measles genotype D8 during a 2014 outbreak in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Int J Infect Dis 2016;
54:1-3. [PMID:
27825950 DOI:
10.1016/j.ijid.2016.10.029]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2016] [Revised: 10/25/2016] [Accepted: 10/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVES
An outbreak of measles symptoms occurring in children in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia in 2014 was investigated.
METHODS
Nasal swabs were collected from 23 children (median age 41 months) with fever and other symptoms of measles hospitalized in Ulin General Hospital and Islamic Hospital, Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan. Viral RNA was extracted for cDNA synthesis, followed by PCR and sequencing using paramyxovirus family consensus and N-gene primers.
RESULTS
Sixteen measles-positive patients (70%) were identified. Fifteen virus strains belonged to genotype D8 and the remaining one strain was confirmed as belonging to genotype D9.
CONCLUSION
Measles virus genotype D8 was detected in an outbreak of measles in South Kalimantan, Indonesia, in 2014.
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