Introduction: Rotavirus is the leading cause of hospitalizations and deaths from diarrhea. 33
African countries had introduced rotavirus vaccines by 2016. We estimate reductions in …

Background: Oral rotavirus vaccine was introduced into the South African routine
immunization program in August 2009 administered at 6 and 14 weeks with no catch-up. We …

Background. The public health impact of rotavirus vaccination in African settings with a high
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection prevalence is yet to be established. We …

Background. Ghana was among the first African nations to introduce monovalent rotavirus
vaccine (RV1) into its childhood immunization schedule in April 2012. We aimed to assess …

ABSTRACT Background: Of the 215,000 global deaths from rotavirus estimated in 2013,
41% occur in Asian countries. However, despite a recommendation for global rotavirus …

Introduction Despite increased use of vaccine in routine immunisation, rotavirus remains a
major cause of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in low-income countries. We describe rotavirus …

Background WHO recommends routine use of rotavirus vaccines in all countries, particularly
in those with high mortality attributable to diarrhoeal diseases. To establish the burden of life …

Background. Monovalent rotavirus vaccine was introduced in the routine public health
immunization program in Lusaka, Zambia, in January 2012 and was rolled out countrywide …

Background Libya introduced rotavirus vaccine in October 2013. We examined pre-vaccine
incidence of rotavirus hospitalizations and associated economic burden among children< 5 …

Introduction Ghana introduced monovalent rotavirus vaccine in April 2012. We sought to
determine the long-term impact of routine rotavirus vaccination on rotavirus gastroenteritis …