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Characterization of rotavirus infection in children with acute gastroenteritis in Bengo province, Northwestern Angola, prior to vaccine introduction

BACKGROUND: Rotavirus group A (RVA) is considered the leading cause of pediatric diarrhea, responsible for the high burden of diarrheal diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite recent studies, the existent data are scarce for some African countries like Angola, a country with one of the highest RVA-r...

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Autores principales: Gasparinho, Carolina, Piedade, João, Mirante, Maria Clara, Mendes, Cristina, Mayer, Carlos, Vaz Nery, Susana, Brito, Miguel, Istrate, Claudia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5397047/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28422995
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176046