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Whole genome analyses of G1P[8] rotavirus strains from vaccinated and non-vaccinated South African children presenting with diarrhea.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jan 2015
Magagula Nonkululeko B, Esona Mathew D, Nyaga Martin M, Stucker Karla M, Halpin Rebecca A, Stockwell Timothy B, Seheri Mapaseka L, Steele A Duncan, Wentworth David E, Mphahlele M Jeffrey
Abstract excerpt
Group A rotaviruses (RVAs) are the leading cause of severe gastroenteritis and eventually death among infants and young children worldwide, and disease prevention and management through vaccination is a public health priority. In August 2009, Rotarix™ was introduced in the South African Expanded Programme on Immunisation. As a result, substantial reductions in RVA disease burden have been reported among children...
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