TY - JOUR AU - Chibo, Doris AU - Riddell, Michaela AU - Catton, Michael AU - Birch, Christopher T1 - Novel Measles Virus Genotype, East Timor and Australia T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2002 VL - 8 IS - 7 SP - 735 SN - 1080-6059 AB - 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. KW - Measles virus KW - novel genotype g3 KW - East Timor KW - refugees KW - Australia DO - 10.3201/eid0807.010409 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/7/01-0409_article ER - End of Reference