Background In Zambia, before rotavirus vaccine introduction, the virus accounted for about
10 million episodes of diarrhoea, 63 000 hospitalisations and 15 000 deaths in 2015 …

Background Following the introduction of rotavirus vaccine into the routine immunization
schedule, the burden of rotavirus disease has significantly reduced in Zambia. Although …

Human rotavirus infection is the leading cause of diarrhoea in infants and young children
worldwide. In South Africa, diarrhoea is a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality …

Background Sentinel surveillance for diarrhoea is important to monitor changes in rotavirus
epidemiological trends and circulating genotypes among children under 5 years before and …

Background Rotavirus immunization has been effective in developed countries where
genotype G1P [8] is the predominant rotavirus strain. Knowledge of circulating strains in a …

Abstract Background Rotavirus vaccine (Rotarix [RV1]) has reduced diarrhea-associated
hospitalizations and deaths in Malawi. We examined the trends in circulating rotavirus …

Introduction: Rotavirus infection is a leading cause of severe diarrhea culminating to
dehydration among children under five years of age. Understanding trends and factors that …

Introduction: Rotavirus is the leading cause of severe diarrhoea among infants and young
children. Each year more than 611 000 children die from rotavirus gastroenteritis, and two …

Background The high burden of rotavirus acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is well documented
among children under 5 years of age, with the majority of mortality occurring in developing …

Introduction: Acute gastroenteritis due to Rotavirus A infection is common in both developing
and developed countries and is responsible for approximately 215,000 annual deaths …