Prevalence of rotavirus infection among children with acute diarrhoea after rotavirus vaccine introduction in Kenya, a hospital cross-sectional study

Prevalence of rotavirus infection among children with acute diarrhoea after rotavirus vaccine introduction in Kenya, a hospital cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Rotavirus infection is the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis globally in children under 5 years of age and is responsible for approximately 5% of all child deaths yearly. Rotavirus vaccination is considered an effective public health strategy to prevent infection and red...

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Main Authors: Catherine Muendo, Ahmed Laving, Rashmi Kumar, Boniface Osano, Thaddaeus Egondi, Pamela Njuguna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Rotavirus associated diarrhoea
Children
Rotavirus vaccine
Kenya
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-018-1291-8

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