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Rotavirus Genotypes and Vaccine Effectiveness from a Sentinel, Hospital-Based, Surveillance Study for Three Consecutive Rotavirus Seasons in Lebanon.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Ali Zainab, Harastani Houda, Hammadi Moza, Reslan Lina, Ghanem Soha, Hajar Farah, Sabra Ahmad, Haidar Amjad, Inati Adlette, Rajab Mariam, Fakhouri Hassan, Ghanem Bassam, Baasiri Ghassan, Gerbaka Bernard, Zaraket Hassan, Matar Ghassan M, Dbaibo Ghassan
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INTRODUCTION: Globally, rotavirus (RV) is the leading cause of gastroenteritis (GE) in children. Longitudinal data about changes in RV genotype distribution and vaccine effectiveness (VE) are scarce. This study was conducted in Lebanon over 3 consecutive RV seasons to estimate the rate of RVGE hospitalization, identify RV genotypes, determine the seasonal and geographical variations, and calculate RV VE....
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