Primary care-based surveillance to estimate the proportion of rotavirus gastroenteritis among Latvian children below 5 years of age with acute gastroenteritis

Primary care-based surveillance to estimate the proportion of rotavirus gastroenteritis among Latvian children below 5 years of age with acute gastroenteritis

Background: Rotavirus (RV) is worldwide an important cause of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in infants and young children. There is no specific treatment for AGE caused by RV (RVGE) but since 2006 two safe and effective vaccines have been available. RV vaccination was included in the national immuniza...

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Main Authors: Monica Tafalla, Dace Gardovska, Kusuma Gopala, Liga Kozlovska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-06-01
Series:Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Subjects:
acute gastroenteritis
latvia
rotavirus
rv disease burden
primary care settings
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2018.1534515

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