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Prevalence of rotavirus and rapid changes in circulating rotavirus strains among children with acute diarrhea in China, 2009-2015.
The Journal of infection - 1 Jan 2019
Yu Jianxing, Lai Shengjie, Geng Qibin, Ye Chuchu, Zhang Zike, Zheng Yaming, Wang Liping, Duan Zhaojun, Zhang Jing, Wu Shuyu, Parashar Umesh, Yang Weizhong, Liao Qiaohong, Li Zhongjie
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BACKGROUND: Rotavirus is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in young children worldwide. In China, the universal immunization of children with the rotavirus vaccine has not been introduced, and the two globally distributed vaccines (RotaTeq and Rotarix) are not licensed in the country. We aim to determine the prevalence and strain diversity of rotavirus in children with diarrhea aged ≤ five years across...
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