Genotypes of rotavirus strains circulating in Amman, Jordan, in 2006/07 and their significance for the potential effectiveness of future rotavirus vaccination.

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The prevalence, seasonality and genotypes of rotavirus circulating in Jordan were determined to provide data useful for the implementation of a rotavirus vaccine in the national childhood vaccination program. During 2006/07, rotavirus was detected in 35% of hospitalized children, and 88% of the cases occurred in children aged between 6 and 23 months. Rotavirus infection persisted throughout the year and peaked in...

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