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WHO-Africa Regional Office, Brazzaville, Congo.
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The 8th African Rotavirus Symposium was held in Livingstone, Zambia from the 12-13 June 2014. Over 130 delegates from 35 countries - 28 from African nations - participated in this symposium, which included scientists, clinicians, immunisation managers, public health officials, policymakers and vaccine manufacturers. The theme for the symposium was Rotavirus Landscape in Africa-Towards Prevention and Control. At the time of the symposium, a total of 21 African countries had introduced the rotavirus vaccine into their national immunisation schedules. This meeting was particularly timely and relevant to review early data on vaccine adoption and impact from these countries. The concluding panel discussion proposed several recommendations for areas of focus moving forward in rotavirus advocacy and research.
第八届非洲轮状病毒研讨会于2014年6月12日至13日在赞比亚的利文斯通举行。来自35个国家的130多名代表——其中28名来自非洲国家——参加了此次研讨会，参会人员包括科学家、临床医生、免疫规划管理人员、公共卫生官员、政策制定者和疫苗生产商。研讨会的主题是“非洲轮状病毒概况——迈向预防与控制”。在研讨会召开之时，共有21个非洲国家已将轮状病毒疫苗纳入其国家免疫规划。此次会议对于审查这些国家疫苗采用情况及影响的早期数据而言尤为及时且具有相关性。闭幕小组讨论针对轮状病毒宣传和研究未来的重点领域提出了若干建议。
