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Outbreak of acute gastroenteritis in young children with death due to rotavirus genotype G9 in Rio Branco, Brazilian Amazon region, 2005.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Oct 2010
Siqueira Alessandra A, Santelli A C F S, Alencar L R, Dantas M P, Dimech C P N, Carmo G M I, Santos D A, Alves R M S, Lucena M B F, Morais M, Assis R M S, Fialho A, Mascarenhas J D P, Costa M, Linhares A C, Leite J P G, Araujo W N, Hatch D L
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BACKGROUND: An epidemic of acute gastroenteritis occurred in Rio Branco City, Acre State, in Brazil's Amazon region in 2005. An investigation was conducted to confirm the etiology and identify possible risk factors for death. METHODS: Rio Branco municipality surveillance data for the period May to October 2005 were reviewed. In a case-control study, children who died following acute gastroenteritis were compared...
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