Reduction in rotavirus disease due to the infant immunisation programme in England; evidence from national surveillance

Journal of Infection

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 128-131

  Atchison, Christina ^a   Collins, Sarah ^a   Brown, David ^a   Ramsay, Mary E ^b   Ladhani, Shamez ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Diarrhoea; Gastroenteritis; Immunisation; Rotavirus; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

AGE; BIRTH RATE; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; NONHUMAN; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS G12P[8]; ROTAVIRUS G2P[4]; ROTAVIRUS G3P[8]; ROTAVIRUS G4P[8]; ROTAVIRUS G8P[4]; ROTAVIRUS G9P[8]; ROTAVIRUS INFECTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS LOAD; WINTER; DIARRHEA; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS;

DIARRHEA; HUMANS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ROTAVIRUS VACCINES;

EID: 84930540326     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2015.01.007     Document Type: Letter

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