Prevalence of rotavirus among children under five years of age with diarrhea in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Rotavirus (RV) is a major etiological agent of acute infantile gastroenteritis and is associated with 20%-25% of diarrhea cases in infants. Nigeria continues to be among the first five countries with greatest number of RV disease associated deaths per year. The objective was to determine some demogr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Paediatric Association of Nigeria
2016-09-01
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Series: | Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics |
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Online Access: | https://www.njpaediatrics.com/index.php/njp/article/view/182 |