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...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pan American Health Organization
2008-04-01
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Series: | Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892008000400008 |
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