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SUBMITTER: Joao ED
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7557584 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
João Eva D ED Munlela Benilde B Chissaque Assucênio A Chilaúle Jorfélia J Langa Jerónimo J Augusto Orvalho O Boene Simone S SS Anapakala Elda E Sambo Júlia J Guimarães Esperança E Bero Diocreciano D Cassocera Marta M Cossa-Moiane Idalécia I Mwenda Jason M JM Maurício Isabel I O'Neill Hester G HG de Deus Nilsa N
Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) 20200819 9
Group A rotavirus (RVA) remains the most important etiological agent associated with severe acute diarrhea in children. <i>Rotarix</i><sup>®</sup> monovalent vaccine was introduced into Mozambique's Expanded Program on Immunization in September 2015. In the present study, we report the diversity and prevalence of rotavirus genotypes, pre- (2012-2015) and post-vaccine (2016-2019) introduction in Mozambique, among diarrheic children less than five years of age. Genotyping data were analyzed for fi ...[more]