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Rapid impact of rotavirus vaccination in the United States: implications for Australia

Kristine K Macartney and Margaret A Burgess
MJA 2009; 191 (3): 131-132

Australia is in a unique position to assess the impact of two different rotavirus vaccines

In 1973, Ruth Bishop and her colleagues in Melbourne were the first to identify rotavirus gastroenteritis in infants. Rotavirus has since been recognised as the most frequent cause of severe childhood gastroenteritis worldwide. In temperate climates, infection occurs predominantly in winter and spring.

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