Group A rotavirus genotypes and the ongoing Brazilian experience: a review

Brazil was the first Latin American country to introduce universal group A rotavirus (RV-A) vaccination in March 2006, resulting in a unique epidemiological scenario. Since RV-A first identification in Brazil, 2,691 RV-A-positive stool samples, collected between 1982- 2007, were typed by independent...

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Main Authors: José Paulo Gagliardi Leite, Filipe Anibal Carvalho-Costa, Alexandre C Linhares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2008-12-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000800001