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ArticleJournal of medical virology2019

First report of the genomic characterization of rubella viruses circulating in Cameroon.

Franck-Martin Obam Mekanda, Chavely Gwladys Monamele, Frédy Brice Simo Nemg, Francine Berlange Sado Yousseu, Dieudonné Ndjonka, Anfumbom Kitu Womeyi Kfutwah, Emily Abernathy, Maurice Demanou

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Article in Journal of medical virology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. A Study Prevalence of Congenital Rubella Syndrome Cases Before and After Rubella Vaccination Campaign.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2023
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Franck-Martin Obam MekandaCentre Pasteur of Cameroon, WHO National Reference Measles Laboratory, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Chavely Gwladys MonameleCentre Pasteur of Cameroon, WHO National Reference Measles Laboratory, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Frédy Brice Simo NemgCentre Pasteur of Cameroon, WHO National Reference Measles Laboratory, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Francine Berlange Sado YousseuCentre Pasteur of Cameroon, WHO National Reference Measles Laboratory, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Dieudonné NdjonkaUniversity of Ngaoundéré, Faculty of Science, Ngaoundéré, Cameroon.
Anfumbom Kitu Womeyi KfutwahWorld Health Organization, IST, Libreville, Gabon.
Emily AbernathyCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Viral Diseases, Atlanta, Georgia.
Maurice DemanouCentre Pasteur of Cameroon, WHO National Reference Measles Laboratory, Yaoundé, Cameroon.ORCID 0000-0002-9275-0874
Centre Pasteur du Cameroun · CMCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · USUniversity of Ngaoundéré · CM

Funding

Intramural CDC HHS CC999999World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rubella is an acute and contagious viral infection whose gravidity resides in infection during pregnancy, which can result in miscarriage, fetal death, stillbirth, or infants with congenital malformations. This study aimed to describe the genome of rubella viruses (RUBVs) circulating in Cameroon. Throat swabs were collected from health districts as part of the measles surveillance program from 2010 to 2016 and sent to the Centre Pasteur of Cameroon. Samples were amplified by genotyping reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in the search of two overlapping fragments of the gene that encodes the E1 envelope glycoprotein of RUBV. PCR products were sequenced and phylogenetic analysis was performed with MEGA 6 software. Overall, 9 of 43 samples (20.93%) were successfully amplified and sequenced but only eight sequences could be exploited for phylogenetic analysis with respect to the required fragment length of 739 nucleotides. Analysis of viral sequences from Cameroon with other epidemiologically relevant sequences from around the world showed that all RUBVs belonged to lineage L1 of genotype 1G. Cameroon sequences clustered with viruses from West Africa including Nigeria, Ivory Coast, and Ghana with a percentage similarity of 95.4% to 99.2%. This study will enable an update on the molecular epidemiology of RUBV in Cameroon and help in monitoring circulating RUBV for a better implementation of elimination strategies.

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Genome, ViralAfricaCameroonChildChild, PreschoolCluster AnalysisEvolution, MolecularFemaleGenomicsGenotypeHumansMalePhylogenyRNA, ViralRubellaRubella virusRNA, ViralCameroongenome characterizationgenotype 1Glineage L1rubella virus

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PMID30822356
PMCPMC8864478
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