Emerging Infectious Diseases (Apr 2018)

Importation of Mumps Virus Genotype K to China from Vietnam

  • Wu-Chun Cao,
  • Lili Deng,
  • Xianyu Lin,
  • Ximing Wang,
  • Yuyan Ma,
  • Qiuyun Deng,
  • Xiaohua Xue,
  • Ge Zhong,
  • Li Jin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2404.170591
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 24, no. 4
pp. 774 – 778

Abstract

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During May–August 2016, mumps virus genotype K was detected in 12 Vietnam citizens who entered China at the Shuikou border crossing and 1 girl from China. We provide evidence that mumps genotype K is circulating in Vietnam and was imported to China from Vietnam.

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