Acute diarrhoea in a community cohort of children who received an oral rotavirus vaccine in Northeast Brazil

Acute diarrhoea in a community cohort of children who received an oral rotavirus vaccine in Northeast Brazil

Rotavirus is an important cause of childhood diarrhoea. A monovalent rotavirus vaccine (Rotarix®) was introduced into the Immunization Program of Brazil in 2006. In this study, we describe the incidence and burden of disease of rotavirus diarrhoea in two cohorts of children (vaccinated and unvaccina...

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Main Authors: Sarah Cristina Fontes Vieira, Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel, Andrew Kirby, Isis Pinheiro Barreto, Liane Desiderio de Souza, Oderlan Carvalho Oliveira, Jailson de Barros Correia, Winifred Dove, Nigel A Cunliffe, Luis E Cuevas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2011-05-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
diarrhoea
rotavirus
vaccine
cohort
children
Brazil
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