Projektnummer

0058797

Zusammenfassung

Rotavirus A causes severe diarrhoea in infants and young children worldwide. Many unusual combinations of G and P genotypes have been observed in rotaviruses circulating in developing countries. In 2010 Dr. Nilsa de Deus was awarded a Junior Fellowship by the European Foundations Initiative for African Research into Neglected Tropical Diseases (EFINTD) to investigate the prevalence of rotavirus disease in Mozambique. Surveillance focussed on a rural (Manhiga) and an urban site (Maputo) and established a rotavirus infection rate, in children less than 5 years of age hospitalized with ac...