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Molecular surveillance of rotavirus strains circulating in Yaoundé, Cameroon, September 2007-December 2012.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Dec 2014
Boula Angeline, Waku-Kouomou Diane, Njiki Kinkela Mina, Esona Mathew D, Kemajou Grace, Mekontso David, Seheri Mapaseka, Ndze Valantine Ngum, Emah Irene, Ela Serge, Dahl Benjamin A, Kobela Marie, Cavallaro Kathleen F, Etoundi Mballa Georges Alain, Genstch Jon R, Bowen Michael D, Koki Ndombo Paul
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Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe diarrheal disease in children under 5 years of age worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that 453,000 rotavirus-attributable deaths occur annually. Through the WHO, the Rotavirus Sentinel Surveillance Program was established in Cameroon in September 2007 with the Mother and Child Center (MCC) in Yaoundé playing the role of sentinel site and national...
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