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Molecular surveillance of rotavirus infection in Bangui, Central African Republic, October 2011-September 2013.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Dec 2014
Banga-Mingo Virginie, Waku-Kouomou Diane, Gody Jean Chrysostome, Esona Mathew D, Yetimbi Jean Fandema, Mbary-Daba Regis, Dahl Benjamin A, Dimanche Leon, Koyazegbe Thomas d'Aquin, Tricou Vianney, Cavallaro Kathleen F, Guifara Gilbert, Bowen Michael D, Gouandjika-Vasilache Ionela
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BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the introduction of rotavirus vaccine in the immunization program of all countries. In the Central African Republic (CAR), sentinel surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis was established in 2011 by the Ministry of Health, with the support of the Surveillance en Afrique Centrale Project (SURVAC). The purpose of this study was to assess the burden of...
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