Rotavirus vaccines and vaccination in Latin America
Worldwide, rotaviruses account for more than 125 million cases of infantile gastroenteritis and nearly 1 million deaths per year, mainly in developing countries. Rather than other control measures, vaccination is most likely to have a major impact on rotavirus disease incidence. The peak incidence o...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pan American Health Organization
2000-11-01
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Series: | Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública |
Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892000001000002&lng=en&tlng=en |