Rotavirus

Rotavirus, the most common diarrheal pathogen in children worldwide, causes approximately one third of diarrhea-associated hospitalizations and 800,000 deaths per year. Because natural infection reduces the incidence and severity of subsequent episodes, rotavirus diarrhea might be controlled through...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Umesh D. Parashar, Joseph S. Bresee, Jon R. Gentsch, Roger I. Glass
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1998-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/4/4/98-0406_article