Background: We aimed to document viral, bacterial, and protozoan enteric pathogens
responsible for causing moderate-to-severe diarrhoea among children under five presenting …

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 …

Introduction Diarrheal diseases are among the most frequent causes of morbidity and
mortality in children worldwide, especially in resource-poor areas. This case-control study …

Despite the availability and wide coverage of rotavirus vaccinations in Tanzania, there is still
a significant number of diarrhea cases being reported, with some patients requiring hospital …

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

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

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

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

Introduction A monovalent rotavirus vaccine was introduced in the Ethiopian Expanded
Program on Immunization from November 2013. We compared impact of rotavirus vaccine …