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Detection of MV mRNA in autopsied human tissues
| MV-positive tissue | No. of MV-positive cases/no. of total cases (%) |
|---|---|
| Tissue type | |
| Brain | 10/51 (19.6) |
| Lung | 7/51 (13.7) |
| Liver | 4/51 (7.8) |
| Spleen | 5/50a (10.0) |
| Kidney | 9/51 (17.6) |
| No. of tissues | |
| Only one | 15/51 (29.4) |
| Two | 5/51 (9.8) |
| Three | 2/51 (3.9) |
| Four | 1/51 (2.0) |
| Total | 23/51 (45.1) |
Spleen tissue was not available for one individual who had had a splenectomy.
