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Epidemiology of acute diarrhea caused by rotavirus in sentinel surveillance sites of Vietnam, 2012-2015.
Vaccine - 14 Dec 2018
Huyen Dang Thi Thanh, Hong Duong Thi, Trung Nguyen Thanh, Hoa Tran Thi Nguyen, Oanh Nguyen Kieu, Thang Ho Vinh, Thao Nguyen Thi Thanh, Hung Do Manh, Iijima Makiko, Fox Kimberley, Grabovac Varja, Heffelfinger James, Batmunkh Nyambat, Anh Dang Duc
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A prospective, multicentre study was conducted in four sentinel surveillance hospitals to assess the trend and epidemiology of acute diarrhea caused by Rotavirus in Vietnam. During the period 2012-2015, a total 8,889 children under 5 years of age were enrolled in the surveillance, and 8689 stool samples were collected. Of these cases, Rotavirus was most common pathogen 46.7% (4054 cases); in which 26.6% (1117)...
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