Rotavirus A infection in pre- and post-vaccine period: Risk factors, genotypes distribution by vaccination status and age of children in Nampula Province, Northern Mozambique (2015-2019)
- Autores: Assucênio Chissaque, Adilson Fernando Loforte Bauhofer, Idalécia Cossa-Moiane, Ezequias Sitoe, Benilde Munlela, Eva Dora João, Jerónimo S. Langa, Jorfélia José Chilaúle, Simone Salvador Boene, Marta Cassocera, Esperança Lourenço Guimarães, Timothy A. Kellogg, Luzia Gonçalves, Nilsa de Deus
- Ano de Publicação: 2021
- Journal: PLoS One, 16(8), art e0255720
- Link: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255720
ABSTRACT Mozambique introduced the monovalent rotavirus vaccine (Rotarix®, GSK Biologicals, Rixensart, Belgium) in September 2015. Previous analysis, showed that Nampula province continues reporting a high frequency of Rotavirus A (RVA) infection and the emergence of G9P[6], G9P[4] and G3P[4] genotypes. This analysis aimed to determine the RVA frequency; risk factors; genotype distribution by vaccination status […]
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