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United States rotavirus strain surveillance from 2005 to 2008: genotype prevalence before and after vaccine introduction.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal - 1 Jan 2011
Hull Jennifer J, Teel Elizabeth N, Kerin Tara K, Freeman Molly M, Esona Mathew D, Gentsch Jon R, Cortese Margaret M, Parashar Umesh D, Glass Roger I, Bowen Michael D
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BACKGROUND: A live, attenuated rotavirus vaccine, RotaTeq®, was approved in 2006 for immunization of infants in the United States. To monitor the distribution of rotavirus genotypes before and after vaccine introduction, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted strain surveillance with the National Rotavirus Strain Surveillance System. METHODS: Over 3 rotavirus seasons, 2005-2006, 2006-2007, and...
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