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Epidemiological profile of rotaviral infection in India: challenges for the 21st century.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2005
Kang Gagandeep, Kelkar Shobhana D, Chitambar Shoba D, Ray Pratima, Naik Trailokyanath
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BACKGROUND: Rotaviruses cause acute viral gastroenteritis worldwide. It has been estimated that, each year, 440,000 deaths that occur among children are attributed to rotavirus infection, mainly in developing countries. In India, the diversity of rotaviruses reported during the 1980s and 1990s emphasizes the need for surveillance of cocirculating strains, to follow the rapid changes in circulation and to detect...
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