Prevalence and genotypes of Rotavirus among children under 5 years presenting with diarrhoea in Moshi, Tanzania: a hospital based cross sectional study
Abstract Background Diarrhoea is a main cause of morbidity and mortality in children under 5 responsible for approximately four billion cases and 1.1 million deaths annually. In developing countries, it causes two million deaths each year. The major causative organism responsible is Rotavirus which...
Main Authors: | Deborah N. Mchaile, Rune N. Philemon, Sonia Kabika, Evelyn Albogast, Kikoti J. Morijo, Emmanuel Kifaro, Blandina T. Mmbaga |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-10-01
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Series: | BMC Research Notes |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-017-2883-3 |
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