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Emerg Infect Dis
; 22(5): 875-9, 2016 May.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27088272
ABSTRACT
Flooding on 1 of the Solomon Islands precipitated a nationwide epidemic of diarrhea that spread to regions unaffected by flooding and caused >6,000 cases and 27 deaths. Rotavirus was identified in 38% of case-patients tested in the city with the most flooding. Outbreak potential related to weather reinforces the need for global rotavirus vaccination.