Influence of vaccination status and clinical, seasonal and sociodemographic factors on rotavirus prevalence in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Human rotavirus infection is the leading cause of diarrhoea in infants and young children worldwide. In South Africa, diarrhoea is a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in children less than five years old, and before the vaccine was introduced rotavirus had been reported as causing one...

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Main Authors: Osaretin E. Asowata, Olubisi T. Ashiru, Saajida Mahomed, A. Willem Sturm, Prashini Moodley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2018-12-01
Series:Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://sajid.co.za/index.php/sajid/article/view/152