Rotavirus infections and their genotype distribution in Rwanda before and after the introduction of rotavirus vaccination [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 Rotavirus vaccination has reduced mortality and hospital admissions due to rotavirus diarrhoea, but its effect on rotavirus infections and the impact of rotavirus genotypes are still unclear. Real-time PCR was used to detect rotavirus and other pathogens
Jean-Claude Kabayiza +2 more
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Wastewater concentrations of rotavirus RNA are associated with infection and vaccination metrics in the USA [PDF]
npj VirusesSurveillance of rotavirus infections remains critical because vaccines are underutilized in the USA. Using wastewater solids measurements of rotavirus RNA collected over one year from 185 wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in the USA, we inferred ...
Elana M. G. Chan +2 more
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Risk Factors and Hospitalizations Associated with Pediatric Adenovirus and Rotavirus Infections in Northern Lebanon [PDF]
MedicinaBackground and Objectives: Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is a major contributor to pediatric morbidity and mortality worldwide. There is a scarcity of data on AGE in North Lebanon, a region profoundly affected by the Syrian refugee crisis and water ...
Sara Khalife +4 more
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Zoonoses, 2023 Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) induced by rotavirus has been a major disease burden in Egypt since 1981 when rotavirus was first reported in humans and calves.
Ahmed H Ghonaim +5 more
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Rotavirus infection in newborn: A rare case of necrotizing enterocolitis
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2022 Rotavirus infections in neonates are often asymptomatic, but they can become complicated, up to Necrotizing Enterocolitis.Aim of the study is to resume the history of a rare case of NEC due to Rotavirus infection comparing clinical features, lab tests ...
Francesca Nascimben +6 more
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PLoS ONE, 2021 BackgroundIn Zambia, before rotavirus vaccine introduction, the virus accounted for about 10 million episodes of diarrhoea, 63 000 hospitalisations and 15 000 deaths in 2015, making diarrhoea the third leading cause of death after pneumonia and malaria ...
Julia Simwaka +7 more
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Comparison of the Demographics and Ratio of Rotavirus-Associated Benign Convulsions with Mild Gastroenteritis to Rotavirus Gastroenteritis before and after Rotavirus Vaccination over a Period of 20 Years [PDF]
Annals of Child Neurology, 2021 Purpose Through a study of rotavirus gastroenteritis (RVGE) cases experienced over 20 years at our center, we aimed to investigate changes in the ratio of rotavirus-associated benign convulsions with mild gastroenteritis (RaCwG) to RVGE and in patients ...
Yeong Seok Lee +3 more
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Navigating Rotavirus Vaccination: A Global Perspective on Progress and Challenges [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Colorectal Research, 2023 Rotavirus infection is a significant cause of childhood morbidity and mortality, resulting in severe diarrhea, dehydration, electrolyte imbalances, and metabolic acidosis in infants and young children (1).
Saeid Amiri zadeh Fard
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Reinfections and rotavirus serotypes in Belém, Brazil
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1988 Repeated infections involving different rotavirus serotypes were detected in four children living in Belém, who were followed up since birth to three years of age. In one child (Reg. 23.983) three successive symptomatic infections (one of them associated
Alexandre da C. Linhares +3 more
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Acta Medica Iranica, 2020 Acute gastroenteritis is one of the most important causes of death in children in developing countries which cause by different enteropathogens, including bacteria, viruses, and parasites.
Arash Arashkia +8 more
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