Article
Incidence of rotavirus and circulating genotypes in Northeast Brazil during 7 years of national rotavirus vaccination.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Gurgel Ricardo Q, Alvarez Alberto De Juan, Rodrigues Alda, Ribeiro Robergson R, Dolabella Sílvio S, Da Mota Natanael L, Santos Victor S, Iturriza-Gomara Miren, Cunliffe Nigel A, Cuevas Luis E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Rotavirus causes severe diarrhoea and Brazil introduced the Rotarix G1P[8] vaccine in 2006. We aimed to describe changes in rotavirus incidence and diarrhoea epidemiology before and after vaccine introduction. METHODS: DESIGN: (i) hospital-based survey of children with diarrhoea (2006-2012); (ii) diarrhea-mortality and hospitalization surveillance (1999-2012). SETTING: (i) Aracaju and (ii)...
Topics
- Brazil
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Epidemiological Monitoring
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Incidence
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Male