Whole-genome sequencing reveals a previously unrecognized measles virus cluster in Burundi

Néhémie Nzoyikorera, David F. Nieuwenhuijse, Leonard Schuele, Cassien Nduwimana, Armstrong Ndihokubwayo, Théogène Ihorimbere, Denis Niyomwungere, Hayley Cassidy, Marjan Boter, Celestin Nibogora, Richard Molenkamp, Alexis Niyomwungere, Dionis Nizigiyimana, Marie Noelle Uwineza, Idrissa Diawara, Saria Otani, Rogier Bodewes, Frank M. Aarestrup, Marion Koopmans, Joseph Nyandwi, Bas B. Oude Munnink

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0351691
Published: 2026-06-30
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0351691,
  title = {Whole-genome sequencing reveals a previously unrecognized measles virus cluster in Burundi},
  author = {Néhémie Nzoyikorera and David F. Nieuwenhuijse and Leonard Schuele and Cassien Nduwimana and Armstrong Ndihokubwayo and Théogène Ihorimbere and Denis Niyomwungere and Hayley Cassidy and Marjan Boter and Celestin Nibogora and Richard Molenkamp and Alexis Niyomwungere and Dionis Nizigiyimana and Marie Noelle Uwineza and Idrissa Diawara and Saria Otani and Rogier Bodewes and Frank M. Aarestrup and Marion Koopmans and Joseph Nyandwi and Bas B. Oude Munnink},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLOS One},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0351691},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0351691}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Whole-genome sequencing reveals a previously unrecognized measles virus cluster in Burundi
AU  - Néhémie Nzoyikorera
AU  - David F. Nieuwenhuijse
AU  - Leonard Schuele
AU  - Cassien Nduwimana
AU  - Armstrong Ndihokubwayo
AU  - Théogène Ihorimbere
AU  - Denis Niyomwungere
AU  - Hayley Cassidy
AU  - Marjan Boter
AU  - Celestin Nibogora
AU  - Richard Molenkamp
AU  - Alexis Niyomwungere
AU  - Dionis Nizigiyimana
AU  - Marie Noelle Uwineza
AU  - Idrissa Diawara
AU  - Saria Otani
AU  - Rogier Bodewes
AU  - Frank M. Aarestrup
AU  - Marion Koopmans
AU  - Joseph Nyandwi
AU  - Bas B. Oude Munnink
PY  - 2026
JO  - PLOS One
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0351691
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Nzoyikorera, N., Nieuwenhuijse, D. F., Schuele, L., Nduwimana, C., Ndihokubwayo, A., Ihorimbere, T., Niyomwungere, D., Cassidy, H., Boter, M., Nibogora, C., Molenkamp, R., Niyomwungere, A., Nizigiyimana, D., Uwineza, M. N., Diawara, I., Otani, S., Bodewes, R., Aarestrup, F. M., Koopmans, M., Nyandwi, J., & Munnink, B. B. O. (2026). Whole-genome sequencing reveals a previously unrecognized measles virus cluster in Burundi. PLOS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0351691

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