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Between late 2023 and early 2024, two measles outbreaks occurred in Israel, each caused by importation of measles virus strains of respective B3 and D8 genotypes. In this study, we validate transmission pathways uncovered by epidemiological investigations using a rapid molecular approach, based on complete measles virus genomes. The presented findings support this rapid molecular approach in complementing conventional contact tracing and highlight its potential for informing public health interventions.

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Rapid molecular epidemiology investigations into two recent measles outbreaks in Israel detected from October 2023 to January 2024
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Efrat+Bucris&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Bucris Efrat</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Victoria+Indenbaum&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Indenbaum Victoria</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Tal+Levin&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Levin Tal</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Yara+Kanaaneh&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kanaaneh Yara</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Keren+Friedman&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Friedman Keren</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Tatyana+Kushnir&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kushnir Tatyana</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Rivka+Sheffer&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Sheffer Rivka</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Michal+Savion&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Savion Michal</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Matanelle+Salama&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Salama Matanelle</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Noa+Di-castro&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Di-castro Noa</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Kozita+Labay&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Labay Kozita</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Maya+Butera&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Butera Maya</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Baraah+Shihada&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Shihada Baraah</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Zohar+Mor&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Mor Zohar</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Yaniv+Lustig&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lustig Yaniv</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Neta+S.+Zuckerman&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Zuckerman Neta S.</a></span>. Rapid molecular epidemiology investigations into two recent measles outbreaks in Israel detected from October 2023 to January 2024. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2024;29(16):pii=2400202. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.16.2400202" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.16.2400202</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 04 Apr 2024;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 18 Apr 2024 </span> </p>
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