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Diversity of rotavirus strains circulating in children under 5 years of age admitted to hospital for acute gastroenteritis in Morocco, June 2006 to May 2009.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Feb 2013
Benhafid Mohammed, Elomari Nezha, Elqazoui Maria, Meryem Azzouzi Idrissi, Rguig Ahmed, Filali-Maltouf Abdelkarim, Elaouad Rajae
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Rotavirus vaccine was introduced in Morocco during 2010. In anticipation of introducing rotavirus vaccines, the Ministry of Health in Morocco established a rotavirus surveillance network in June 2006 at four hospitals in Morocco to obtain baseline data on rotavirus disease burden and prevalent strains. From June 2006 to May 2009, stool samples were collected from children under 5 years of age admitted for...
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