Outbreak of rotavirus gastroenteritis with high mortality, Nicaragua, 2005

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 277-284

  Amador, Juan José ^a   Vicari, Andrea ^b   Turcios Ruiz, Reina M ^c   Melendez D , Ana Christian ^a   Malek, Mark ^c   Michel, Fabiana ^b   Aldighieri, Sylvain ^d   Kerin, Tara ^c   Bresee, Joseph S ^c   Glass, Roger I ^c   Andrus, Jon K ^b  

^a Ministerio de Salud   (Nicaragua)

^b PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Nicaragua)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Gastroenteritis; Nicaragua; Rotavirus; Rotavirus vaccines

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH RISK; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; VACCINE; VIRAL DISEASE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; NICARAGUA;

ROTAVIRUS;

EID: 44449123252     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892008000400008     Document Type: Article

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