Chibo Doris, Riddell Michaela, Catton Michael, Birch Christopher
World Health Organization Regional Measles Reference Laboratory for the Western Pacific Region, North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2002 Jul;8(7):735-7. doi: 10.3201/eid0807.010409.
Measles outbreaks in 1999 in Queensland and Victoria, Australia, were caused by a novel strain of clade G virus (proposed name g3). Epidemiologic and molecular evidence supports independent circulation of this virus in Queensland, northern Australia, in addition to importation of the virus by East Timor refugees seeking safe haven in Australia.
1999年在澳大利亚昆士兰州和维多利亚州爆发的麻疹疫情是由一种新型的G进化枝病毒株(暂定名g3)引起的。流行病学和分子学证据表明,除了东帝汶难民进入澳大利亚寻求庇护时带入该病毒外,这种病毒还在澳大利亚北部的昆士兰州独立传播。