Rotavirus is believed to be responsible for a large outbreak of diarrhoeal illness among children that started in September. To date 38 children have died and 30,000 cases recorded. A senior health official stated that the peak of the outbreak was in mid to late September and only three of the 28 affected districts continue to report cases - Jwaneng, Gaborone and Chobe. Read more. More about rotavirus infection from healthdirect.gov.au
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