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Immunization
Studies from Federal University in the area of immunization published
October 29th, 2008
Current study results from the report, 'Rotavirus genotypes circulating in Brazil before national rotavirus vaccination: a review,' have been published. "Rotavirus vaccine was recently introduced in Brazil, which has the potential to greatly reduce childhood deaths from diarrhoea. To provide baseline data to assess the effect of mass rotavirus vaccination on the ecology of circulating rotavirus strains, we systematically analysed published studies in the pre-vaccine era," investigators in Aracaju, Brazil report. "To describe the distribution of rotavirus genotypes in Brazil prior to vaccine introduction. Systematic literature searches in health-related databases from...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-10-29)
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