Burden and epidemiology of rotavirus diarrhea in selected african countries: Preliminary results from the african rotavirus surveillance network

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 202, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Mwenda, Jason M ^a   Ntoto, Kinkela Mina ^b   Abebe, Almaz ^c   Enweronu Laryea, Christabel ^d   Amina, Ismail ^f   Mchomvu, Jackson ^h   Kisakye, Annet ⁱ   Mpabalwani, Evans M ^j   Pazvakavambwa, Isoro ^k   Armah, George E ^e   Seheri, L M ^l   Kiulia, Nicholas M ^g   Page, N ^l   Widdowson, Marc Alain ^m   Steele, A Duncan ⁿ  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b University Teaching Hospital Yaounde   (Cameroon)

^c ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^e University of Ghana   (Ghana)

^f Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation   (Ghana)

^g INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^h Federal Ministry of Health   (Tanzania)

ⁱ MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^j UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

^k UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^l UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^m NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

ⁿ Program for Appropriate Technology in Health   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; AFRICA; ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTAVIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS STRAIN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; HUMANS; INFANT; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77955698171     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/653557     Document Type: Article

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