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Sentinel surveillance for rotavirus in children <5 years of age admitted for Diarrheal illness to Yangon Children's Hospital, Myanmar, 2009-2014.
Vaccine - 14 Dec 2018
Theingi Win Myat, Hlaing Myat Thu, Ye Myint Kyaw, Khin Mar Aye, Mo Mo Win, Htin Lin, Thin Thin Shwe, Win Mar, Khin Khin Oo, Kyaw Zin Thant
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BACKGROUND: Rotavirus is the leading cause of severe acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in children <5 years of age in Myanmar. The purpose of this analysis is to report from the sentinel surveillance system for rotavirus gastroenteritis (RVGE), which collects information on the epidemiology and circulating genotypes to assess the disease burden and support vaccine introduction in Myanmar. METHODS: Prospective, active...
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