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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alexandre C. Linhares, Joseph S. Bresee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2000-11-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892000001000002&lng=en&tlng=en