Outbreak of rotavirus gastroenteritis with high mortality, Nicaragua, 2005 Brote de gastroenteritis por rotavirus con alta mortalidad, Nicaragua, 2005

Outbreak of rotavirus gastroenteritis with high mortality, Nicaragua, 2005 Brote de gastroenteritis por rotavirus con alta mortalidad, Nicaragua, 2005

OBJECTIVES: We investigated a nationwide outbreak of severe rotavirus gastroenteritis in Nicaragua in children under 5 years old, leading to many consultations, hospitalizations, and deaths. We questioned whether a vaccine might have prevented these illnesses and deaths, sought to identify risk fact...

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Main Authors: Juan José Amador, Andrea Vicari, Reina M. Turcios-Ruiz, Ana Christian Melendez D., Mark Malek, Fabiana Michel, Sylvain Aldighieri, Tara Kerin, Joseph S. Bresee, Roger I. Glass, Jon K. Andrus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2008-04-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
Rotavirus
gastroenteritis
epidemiología
vacunas contra rotavirus
Nicaragua
epidemiology
rotavirus vaccines
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