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Peer-reviewedCC BYInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases

Genomic epidemiology of measles viruses circulating during the 2026 nationwide measles outbreak in Bangladesh

  • Md. Abdullah Omar Nasif1
  • Sharmin Sultana2
  • Mahbubur Rahman2
  • Maruf Ahmed Bhuiyan2
  • Mohammad Rashedul Hassan2
  • Farzana Islam Khan2
  • Kyaw Thowai Prue Prince2
  • Manjur Hossain Khan Jony2
  • Ariful Basher3
  • Shrebash Paul3
  • Ahmed Nawsher Alam2
  • Tahmina Shirin2
1 more authors
  • Quazi Ahmed Zaki2
  1. 1Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), Institute of Epidemiology, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Corresponding author.
  2. 2Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), Institute of Epidemiology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  3. 3Department of Medicine, Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Abstract

Bangladesh experienced a large-scale resurgence of measles during 2026. We investigated the genomic epidemiology of the measles virus (MeV) during this outbreak. A total of 100 suspected cases were recruited from a tertiary care hospital in Dhaka, of whom 89 tested positive for MeV by RT-PCR. Near-complete MeV genomes were recovered from 24 selected samples. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the outbreak was associated with closely related MeV sequences belonging to genotype B3. The median age of the confirmed cases was 8 months, with 61% cases younger than 9 months. Among the confirmed cases, 79% were unvaccinated.

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@article{nasif2026genomic,
  title = {{Genomic epidemiology of measles viruses circulating during the 2026 nationwide measles outbreak in Bangladesh}},
  author = {Md. Abdullah Omar Nasif and Sharmin Sultana and Mahbubur Rahman and Maruf Ahmed Bhuiyan and Mohammad Rashedul Hassan and Farzana Islam Khan and Kyaw Thowai Prue Prince and Manjur Hossain Khan Jony and Ariful Basher and Shrebash Paul and Ahmed Nawsher Alam and Tahmina Shirin and Quazi Ahmed Zaki},
  journal = {International Journal of Infectious Diseases},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.1016/j.ijid.2026.109158},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2026.109158},
  note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - Genomic epidemiology of measles viruses circulating during the 2026 nationwide measles outbreak in Bangladesh
AU  - Md. Abdullah Omar Nasif
AU  - Sharmin Sultana
AU  - Mahbubur Rahman
AU  - Maruf Ahmed Bhuiyan
AU  - Mohammad Rashedul Hassan
AU  - Farzana Islam Khan
AU  - Kyaw Thowai Prue Prince
AU  - Manjur Hossain Khan Jony
AU  - Ariful Basher
AU  - Shrebash Paul
AU  - Ahmed Nawsher Alam
AU  - Tahmina Shirin
AU  - Quazi Ahmed Zaki
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/30
JO  - International Journal of Infectious Diseases
DO  - 10.1016/j.ijid.2026.109158
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2026.109158
AB  - Bangladesh experienced a large-scale resurgence of measles during 2026. We investigated the genomic epidemiology of the measles virus (MeV) during this outbreak. A total of 100 suspected cases were recruited from a tertiary care hospital in Dhaka, of whom 89 tested positive for MeV by RT-PCR. Near-complete MeV genomes were recovered from 24 selected samples. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the outbreak was associated with closely related MeV sequences belonging to genotype B3. The median age of the confirmed cases was 8 months, with 61% cases younger than 9 months. Among the confirmed cases, 79% were unvaccinated.
SN  - 1201-9712
SN  - 1878-3511
ER  -