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Role of rotavirus vaccination on G9P[8] rotavirus strain during a seasonal outbreak in Japan.
Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics - 3 Oct 2021
Kawata Kimiko, Hoque Sheikh Ariful, Nishimura Shuichi, Yagyu Fumihiro, Islam Mohammad Tajul, Sharmin Laila Shamima, Pham Ngan Thi Kim, Onda-Shimizu Yuko, Quang Trinh Duy, Takanashi Sayaka, Okitsu Shoko, Khamrin Pattara, Maneekarn Niwat, Hayakawa Satoshi, Ushijima Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Although two live oral rotavirus (RV) vaccines, Rotarix and RotaTeq, play a critical role toward reducing disease severity, hospitalization, and death rate in RV infections, regular monitoring of vaccine effectiveness (VE) is yet necessary because the segmented genome structure and reassortment capability of RVs pose considerable threats toward waning VE. In this study, we examined the VE by a test-negative study...
Topics
- Child
- Disease Outbreaks
- Genotype
- Humans
- Infant
- Japan
- Rotavirus
- Rotavirus Infections
- Rotavirus Vaccines
- Seasons