Epidemiology of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis among Children <5 Years of Age in Morocco during 1 Year of Sentinel Hospital Surveillance, June 2006–May 2007
Author(s) -
Mohammed Benhafid,
Mohammed Youbi,
John D. Klena,
Jon R. Gentsch,
Nadia Teleb,
MarcAlain Widdowson,
Rajae El Aouad
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/605048
Subject(s) - rotavirus , medicine , epidemiology , acute gastroenteritis , diarrhea , genotype , pediatrics , reoviridae , rotavirus vaccine , molecular epidemiology , virology , biology , gene , biochemistry
In anticipation of vaccine introduction, we assessed the epidemiology, burden, and genotype of infecting strains of rotavirus disease among Moroccan children hospitalized for acute gastroenteritis.
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