Prevalence of rotavirus infection among children with acute diarrhoea after rotavirus vaccine introduction in Kenya, a hospital cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Catherine Muendo (Author), Ahmed Laving (Author), Rashmi Kumar (Author), Boniface Osano (Author), Thaddaeus Egondi (Author), Pamela Njuguna (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Rotavirus infection is the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis globally in children under 5 years of age and is responsible for approximately 5% of all child deaths yearly. Rotavirus vaccination is considered an effective public health strategy to prevent infection and red...