Update of rotavirus strains circulating in Africa from 2007 through 2011

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2014, Pages

  Seheri, Mapaseka ^a   Nemarude, Leah ^a   Peenze, Ina ^a   Netshifhefhe, Lufuno ^a   Nyaga, Martin M ^a   Ngobeni, Harry G ^a   Maphalala, Gugu ^a   Maake, Lorens L ^a   Steele, A Duncan ^a,b   Mwenda, Jason M ^c   Mphahlele, Jeffrey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^b BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c WHO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR AFRICA   (Congo)

Author keywords

Africa; genotypes; rotavirus; surveillance; vaccine

Indexed keywords

ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BURKINA FASO; CAMEROON; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COTE D'IVOIRE; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; DIARRHEA; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ETHIOPIA; FECES; GAMBIA; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; GUINEA-BISSAU; HUMAN; KENYA; MAURITIUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS; SENEGAL; TANZANIA; TOGO; UGANDA; VIRUS STRAIN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ZAMBIA; ZIMBABWE;

AFRICA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FECES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INFANT; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 84891618695     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000053     Document Type: Article

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