<i>Rotavirus alphagastroenteritidis</i>: Circulating Strains After the Introduction of the Rotavirus Vaccine (Rotarix^®) in Luanda Province of Angola.

ABSTRACT: Rotavirus alphagastroenteritidis (R. alphagastroenteritidis) remains the leading cause of pediatric diarrhea. Although Angola introduced Rotarix^®, the human monovalent R. alphagastroenteritidis vaccine since 2014 as part of its routine childhood immunization program, no follow-up study has been conducted. The aim of this study was to evaluate the distribution of R. alphagastroenteritidis genotypes among children under five years of age, hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis (AGE), after the introduction of the rotavirus vaccine. To achieve this goal, stool samples collected between 2021 and 2022 from children under 5 years of age diagnosed with AGE at six hospitals in Luanda Province were analyzed. The R. alphagastroenteritidis-

SUBMITTER: Vita DG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12197630 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature