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Phylogenetic analysis of G1P[6] group A rotavirus strains detected in Northeast Brazilian children fully vaccinated with Rotarix™.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Oct 2013
Gómez Mariela Martínez, da Silva Marcelle Figueira Marques, Zeller Mark, Heylen Elisabeth, Matthijnssens Jelle, Ichihara Maria Yuri Travassos, Rose Tatiana Lundgren, de Mello Volotão Eduardo, Leite Jose Paulo Gagliardi
Abstract excerpt
In 2009 the World Health Organization recommended the use of group A rotavirus (RVA) vaccines in all national immunization programs (NIPs) in order to control severe RVA gastroenteritis disease. In Brazil, Rotarix™ was introduced in the NIP in March 2006, and a significant reduction in mortality rates among children ≤ 5 years old was observed, especially in the Northern and Northeastern Brazil. In the current...
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