Rotavirus Genotype Distribution after Vaccine Introduction, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rotavirus Genotype Distribution after Vaccine Introduction, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Brazil introduced rotavirus vaccination in March 2006. We studied 133 rotavirus-positive fecal samples collected from February 2005 through December 2007. Genotype G2P[4] was found in 1.4% of samples in 2005, in 44% in 2006, and in 96% in 2007. Rotavirus detection rate decreased from 38% in 2005 to...

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Main Authors: Filipe Anibal Carvalho-Costa, Irene Trigueiros Araújo, Rosane Maria Santos de Assis, Alexandre Madi Fialho, Carolina Maria Miranda de Assis Martins, Márcio Neves Bóia, José Paulo Gagliardi Leite
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Rotavirus
vaccine
genotypes
Brazil
dispatch
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/1/07-1136_article

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