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Epidemiology of rotavirus infection in children from a rural and urban area, in Maputo, Southern Mozambique, before vaccine introduction

  • Autores: de Deus N, João E, Cuamba A, Cassocera M, Luís L, Acácio S, Mandomando I, Augusto O, Page N
  • Ano de Publicação: 2018
  • Journal: Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
  • Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28582541

This study aimed to describe the epidemiology of rotavirus infections in Mozambique before vaccine introduction. Between February 2012 and September 2013, stool specimens, demographic and clinical data were collected from 384 children <5 years old hospitalized with acute diarrhea in Mavalane General Hospital and Manhiça District Hospital, southern Mozambique. The samples were tested for rotavirus A […]
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Trends in cancer incidence in Maputo, Mozambique, 1991-2008

  • Autores: Augusto O, Carrilho C, Castillo P, de Sanjosé S, García-Basteiro AL, Ismail MR, Lorenzoni C, Menéndez C, Ordi J, Sidat M, Vilajeliu A
  • Ano de Publicação: 2015
  • Journal: PLoS One
  • Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4481529/

Very limited information is available regarding the incidence of cancer in sub-Saharan Africa. We analyzed changes in cancer patterns from 1991 to 2008 in Maputo (Mozambique). We calculated the rates of incidence of different cancer sites by sex in the 5-year age-group of the population of Maputo city as well as age-standardized rates (ASRs) and […]
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