Demographic Profile and Genotypic Distribution of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis from Rural Haryana, India

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“…But in addition to the data combined for robustness of analysis, there are many descriptions of findings and analysis that are important at the local and national level, on disease burden, patterns, and safety issues. The reports by location, including papers from Tirupati, Rohtak, Mewat, Chandigarh, Tanda, Bhubaneswar, Sonepat, Indore, Bijnor, Kakinada, and Varanasi [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19], by clinical features from Mewat in Haryana and Cuttack in Odisha, the molecular characterization from sites in Odisha, Haryana and Rajasthan [11][12][13][20][21][22], the safety data from the sites in Odisha, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, and Rajasthan [23][24][25][26] and the nutritional status and its association with diarrheal illness from Mewat [27] round out the data to present a comprehensive picture of rotavirus disease and burden in India.…”