Rotavirus infections and their genotype distribution in Rwanda before and after the introduction of rotavirus vaccination.

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Rotavirus vaccination has reduced mortality and hospital admissions due to rotavirus diarrhoea, but its effect on rotavirus infections and the impact of rotavirus genotypes are still unclear. Real-time PCR was used to detect rotavirus and other pathogens in faeces samples from children below five years of age with acute diarrhoea, collected before (n = 827) and after (n = 807, 92% vaccinated) the introduction of...

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