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Rotavirus diversity among diarrheal children in Delhi, India during 2007-2012.
Vaccine - 11 Aug 2014
Tiku Vasundhara Razdan, Sharma Sumit, Verma Anil, Kumar Praveen, Raghavendhar Siva, Aneja Satinder, Paul Vinod Kumar, Bhan Maharaj Kishan, Ray Pratima
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Rotavirus is the leading cause of severe gastroenteritis in young children worldwide and is responsible for around 100,000 deaths in India annually. Vaccination against rotavirus (RV) is a high priority: 'ROTAVAC' an indigenous vaccine will soon be licensed in India. Surveillance to determine the impact of vaccines on emerging RV strains is required. In this study we compared the pattern of RV strains circulating...
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