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Diversity of rotavirus genotypes circulating in children < 5 years of age hospitalized for acute gastroenteritis in India from 2005 to 2016: analysis of temporal and regional genotype variation.
BMC infectious diseases - 9 Oct 2020
Giri Sidhartha, Kumar C P Girish, Khakha Shainey Alokit, Chawla-Sarkar Mamta, Gopalkrishna Varanasi, Chitambar Shobha D, Ray Pratima, Venkatasubramanian S, Borkakoty Biswa Jyoti, Roy Subarna, Bhat Jyothi, Dwibedi Bhagirathi, Das Pradeep, Paluru Vijayachari, Ramani Sasirekha, Babji Sudhir, Arora Rashmi, Mehendale Sanjay M, Gupte Mohan D, Kang Gagandeep
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BACKGROUND: From 2016, the Government of India introduced the oral rotavirus vaccine into the national immunization schedule. Currently, two indigenously developed vaccines (ROTAVAC, Bharat Biotech; ROTASIIL, Serum Institute of India) are included in the Indian immunization program. We report the rotavirus disease burden and the diversity of rotavirus genotypes from 2005 to 2016 in a multi-centric surveillance...
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