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A large infantile gastroenteritis outbreak in Albania caused by multiple emerging rotavirus genotypes.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Dec 2003
Villena C, Gabrieli R, Pintó R M, Guix S, Donia D, Buonomo E, Palombi L, Cenko F, Bino S, Bosch A, Divizia M
Abstract excerpt
By the end of December 2000, the epidemiological system 'Alert' of the Public Health Institute in Tirane reported an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis. The outbreak involved children in Tirane and in the rural area. In total, 2722 children were seen in Tirane Hospital and 982 (56.4%) were treated for acute gastroenteritis. The age group with the highest morbidity was 0-5 years (89.7%), followed by the 6-9 (6.2%)...
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