Changing distribution of rotavirus A genotypes circulating in Japanese children with acute gastroenteritis in outpatient clinic, 2014-2020

• Main Authors: Shoko Okitsu (Author), Pattara Khamrin (Author), Toshiyuki Hikita (Author), Aksara Thongprachum (Author), Ngan Thi Kim Pham (Author), Sheikh Ariful Hoque (Author), Satoshi Hayakawa (Author), Niwat Maneekarn (Author), Hiroshi Ushijima (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Rotavirus A (RVA) is a major cause of severe acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in infants and children worldwide. In Japan, two kinds of rotavirus vaccines have been introduced as voluntary vaccines in 2011 and 2012, respectively, and launched into the national vaccine program in October 2020....