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Laboratory-based rotavirus surveillance during the introduction of a vaccination program, Brazil, 2005-2009.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal - 1 Jan 2011
Carvalho-Costa Filipe Anibal, Volotão Eduardo de Mello, de Assis Rosane Maria Santos, Fialho Alexandre Madi, de Andrade Juliana da Silva Ribeiro, Rocha Ludmila Nascimento, Tort Luis Fernando López, da Silva Marcelle Figueira Marques, Gómez Mariela Martinez, de Souza Pamella Macedo, Leite José Paulo Gagliardi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: : Brazil introduced universal antirotavirus vaccination in March 2006. This article reports the results of rotavirus A (RV-A) surveillance from January 2005 to December 2009. METHODS: : A total of 6109 fecal samples were collected in 18 Brazilian states. RV-A was detected by enzyme im...
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