Impact of the introduction of rotavirus vaccine on hospital admissions for diarrhea among children in Kenya: a controlled interrupted time-series analysis

GP Otieno, C Bottomley, S Khagayi… - Clinical Infectious …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Monovalent rotavirus vaccine, Rotarix (GlaxoSmithKline), was
introduced in Kenya in July 2014 and is recommended to infants as oral doses at ages 6 …

Decline in severe diarrhea hospitalizations after the introduction of rotavirus vaccination in Ghana: a prevalence study

CC Enweronu-Laryea, I Boamah, E Sifah… - BMC infectious …, 2014 - Springer
Background Almost all diarrhea deaths in young children occur in developing countries.
Immunization against rotavirus, the leading cause of childhood severe dehydrating acute …

Temporal association of rotavirus vaccine introduction and reduction in all-cause childhood diarrheal hospitalizations in South Africa

MJ Groome, ER Zell, F Solomon… - Clinical Infectious …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
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 …

Impact of rotavirus vaccine on childhood diarrheal hospitalization after introduction into the South African public immunization program

VMY Msimang, N Page, MJ Groome… - The Pediatric …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
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 …

Can routinely collected national data on childhood morbidity and mortality from diarrhea be used to monitor health impact of rotavirus vaccination in Africa …

F Ngabo, M Gatera, C Karema, P Donnen… - The Pediatric …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background: As rotavirus vaccine is introduced into routine childhood immunization
programs in Africa, understanding its impact on diarrheal disease burden is important. The …

Early impact of rotavirus vaccine in under 5 year old children hospitalized due to diarrhea, Swaziland

G Maphalala, N Phungwayo, G Masona, N Lukhele… - Vaccine, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

Impact of rotavirus vaccine introduction and postintroduction etiology of diarrhea requiring hospital admission in Haydom, Tanzania, a rural African setting

JA Platts-Mills, C Amour, J Gratz… - Clinical Infectious …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background No data are available on the etiology of diarrhea requiring hospitalization after
rotavirus vaccine introduction in Africa. The monovalent rotavirus vaccine was introduced in …

Reduction in diarrhea-and rotavirus-related healthcare visits among children< 5 years of age after national rotavirus vaccine introduction in Zimbabwe

HA Mujuru, C Yen, KJ Nathoo, NA Gonah… - The Pediatric …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: In Zimbabwe, rotavirus accounted for 41%–56% of acute diarrhea
hospitalizations before rotavirus vaccine introduction in 2014. We evaluated rotavirus …

Impact of rotavirus vaccination on diarrheal hospitalizations in children aged< 5 years in Lusaka, Zambia

EM Mpabalwani, CJ Simwaka… - Clinical Infectious …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background. Monovalent rotavirus vaccine was introduced in the routine public health
immunization program in Lusaka, Zambia, in January 2012 and was rolled out countrywide …

Impact of routine rotavirus vaccination on all-cause and rotavirus hospitalizations during the first four years following vaccine introduction in Rwanda

H Sibomana, C Rugambwa, JM Mwenda, F Sayinzoga… - Vaccine, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …