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Diversity of rotavirus VP7 and VP4 genotypes in Northwestern Nigeria.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2010
Aminu M, Page N A, Ahmad A A, Umoh J U, Dewar J, Steele A D
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BACKGROUND: Nigeria has recently been ranked third among the 10 countries with the greatest number of rotavirus disease-associated deaths per year. Estimates attribute up to 33,000 deaths annually to rotavirus disease in Nigerian children <5 years old. Although the introduction of the new oral, live attenuated rotavirus vaccines may not occur for another 4-6 years in developing countries, background data on...
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