Rotavirus-associated acute diarrhea outbreak in West Shewa Zone of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia, 2017

Rotavirus-associated acute diarrhea outbreak in West Shewa Zone of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia, 2017

INTRODUCTION: Rotavirus causes severe-diarrheal diseases in infants. An estimation of 138 million rotavirus-associated diarrheal cases and 215,000 deaths occur every year globally. In December 2016, West-Shewa zone in Ethiopia reported unidentified gastrointestinal diarrhea outbreak. We investigated...

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Main Authors: Abyot Bekele Woyessa, Almaz Abebe, Berhane Beyene, Mesfin Tefera, Esete Assefa, Hiwot Ketema, Birke Teshome, Ayenachew Bekele, Yohanis Dugasa, Shambel Habebe, Zewdu Assefa, Diriba Sufa, Dagnachew Alemu, Habtamu Tilahun, Mengistu Biru, Gemechu Shume
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Pan African Medical Journal 2019-04-01
Series:The Pan African Medical Journal
Subjects:
rotavirus
diarrhea
outbreak
genotype
vaccine
ethiopia
Online Access: https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/32/202/pdf/202.pdf

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