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Rotavirus Genotypes in Hospitalized Children With Acute Gastroenteritis Before and After Rotavirus Vaccine Introduction in Blantyre, Malawi, 1997-2019.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Jun 2022
Mhango Chimwemwe, Mandolo Jonathan J, Chinyama End, Wachepa Richard, Kanjerwa Oscar, Malamba-Banda Chikondi, Matambo Prisca B, Barnes Kayla G, Chaguza Chrispin, Shawa Isaac T, Nyaga Martin M, Hungerford Daniel, Parashar Umesh D, Pitzer Virginia E, Kamng'ona Arox W, Iturriza-Gomara Miren, Cunliffe Nigel A, Jere Khuzwayo C
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BACKGROUND: Rotavirus vaccine (Rotarix [RV1]) has reduced diarrhea-associated hospitalizations and deaths in Malawi. We examined the trends in circulating rotavirus genotypes in Malawi over a 22-year period to assess the impact of RV1 introduction on strain distribution. METHODS: Data on rotavirus-positive stool specimens among children aged <5 years hospitalized with diarrhea in Blantyre, Malawi before (July...
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