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Diarrhea Vaccines
Research from A.L. Domingues and co-authors provides new data about diarrhea vaccines
December 24th, 2008
Scientists discuss in 'Rotavirus-associated infantile diarrhea in Uberaba, Minas Gerais, on the wake of the Brazilian vaccination program' new findings in diarrhea. "Rotaviruses are major causes of diarrhea in children for which vaccines were developed and are currently in use. To investigate the genotypes of rotavirus strains causing dehydrating diarrhea in children in Uberaba, Triāngulo Mineiro region, Minas Gerais, during 2005-2006," researchers in Uberaba, Brazil report. "Rotavirus-associated diarrhea was investigated in fecal specimens by PAGE and strains were characterized for their genotype by RT-PCR and PCR-typing assays. Rotavirus was detected in 15% (39/260)...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-12-24)
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