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A systematic review of rotavirus strain diversity in India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.
Vaccine - 27 Apr 2012
Miles Melody G, Lewis Kristen D C, Kang Gagandeep, Parashar Umesh D, Steele A Duncan
Abstract excerpt
Of the estimated half-million deaths from rotavirus globally each year, approximately one-third (N = 160,000 deaths) occur in the Indian subcontinent (defined as India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan). Two commercial vaccines are available for use and recommended by WHO, although the prohibitive vaccine price has limited their introduction into routine childhood immunization programs. New rotavirus vaccines are in late...
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