International Journal of Infectious Diseases (Jan 2017)

Occurrence of measles genotype D8 during a 2014 outbreak in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia

  • Edi Hartoyo,
  • Ageng Wiyatno,
  • Ungke Anton Jaya,
  • Chairin Nisa Ma’roef,
  • Corina Monagin,
  • Khin Saw Myint,
  • Dodi Safari

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2016.10.029
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 54, no. C
pp. 1 – 3

Abstract

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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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