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Whole-Genome Sequencing of Measles Virus from 2025 Outbreak, Texas, USA
Piyada Juntawong
B. Oh
Richard Bovio
Jie Lu
Sydney Stanley
R. F. Potter
Yan Sun
C. Schroeder
Olivia A. Smith
Elise Huebner
S. White
Saroj Rai
Varun Shetty
G. Kubin
Medicine
Abstract
We sequenced measles-positive samples from the 2025 outbreak in Texas, USA, and identified the expansion of a closely related genotype D8 lineage within broader strain diversity from North America. F:H419R was used as a lineage-associated genomic surveillance marker. Our findings demonstrate that whole-genome sequencing can strengthen measles surveillance and enhance outbreak investigations.