Background: In Zimbabwe, rotavirus accounted for 41%–56% of acute diarrhea
hospitalizations before rotavirus vaccine introduction in 2014. We evaluated rotavirus …

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: As rotavirus vaccine is introduced into routine childhood immunization
programs in Africa, understanding its impact on diarrheal disease burden is important. The …

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 Rwanda introduced pentavalent rotavirus vaccine into its national immunization
program in 2012. To determine the long-term impact of rotavirus vaccine on disease burden …

Background Almost all diarrhea deaths in young children occur in developing countries.
Immunization against rotavirus, the leading cause of childhood severe dehydrating acute …

Summary Background In May, 2012, Rwanda became the first low-income African country to
introduce pentavalent rotavirus vaccine into its routine national immunisation programme …

Background: In 2011, Sudan became the first low-income country in Africa to introduce a
rotavirus vaccine. Prevaccine baseline data on rotavirus disease burden are crucial for …

Background Swaziland introduced rotavirus vaccine in the National Immunization Program,
in May 2015, with the objective of reducing the burden of rotavirus diarrheal disease. We …

Background: Diarrhea is a leading cause of hospitalization and death in children< 5 years of
age. Objectives: To facilitate evaluation of the impact of rotavirus vaccine introduction in …