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Impact of rotavirus vaccination on rotavirus and all-cause gastroenteritis in peri-urban Kenyan children.
Vaccine - 12 Sept 2017
Wandera Ernest Apondi, Mohammad Shah, Bundi Martin, Komoto Satoshi, Nyangao James, Kathiiko Cyrus, Odoyo Erick, Miring'u Gabriel, Taniguchi Koki, Ichinose Yoshio
Abstract excerpt
A monovalent rotavirus vaccine (RV1) was introduced into the National Immunization Program in Kenya in July 2014. We examined the impact of the vaccine on hospitalization for all-cause acute gastroenteritis (AGE) and rotavirus-specific AGE and strain distribution at a large referral hospital which serves a predominantly peri-urban population in Central Kenya. Data on rotavirus AGE and strain distribution were...
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