Prevalence and Factors Associated with Group A Rotavirus Infection Among Children with Acute Diarrhea in Mwanza, Tanzania. [PDF]
Rotavirus infections frequently cause acute gastroenteritis in humans and are the most important cause of severe dehydrating diarrhea in young children in both developed and developing countries.
Hokororo, Aldofina+5 more
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Rotavirus infections and climate variability in Dhaka, Bangladesh: a time-series analysis. [PDF]
Attempts to explain the clear seasonality of rotavirus infections have been made by relating disease incidence to climate factors; however, few studies have disentangled the effects of weather from other factors that might cause seasonality.
Armstrong, B+5 more
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Recent viral pathogen in acute gastroenteritis: a retrospective study at a tertiary hospital for 1 year [PDF]
PurposeViral gastroenteritis among children is mainly caused by rotavirus, norovirus, astrovirus, or adenovirus strains. However, changing socioeconomic conditions and a rotavirus vaccination program may be affecting the prevalence of these viral ...
Hye Il Jin+3 more
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Disease burden and related medical costs of rotavirus infections in Taiwan
Background The disease burden and associated medical costs of rotavirus infections in inpatient and outpatient sectors in Taiwan were examined in anticipation of the availability of new rotavirus vaccines.
Hung Che-Lun+8 more
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Background: Suspected diarrhoeal-illness outbreaks affecting mostly children 5 years were investigated between May and July 2013 in Northern Cape province (NCP) and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province.
Andronica M. Shonhiwa+7 more
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Burden of disease and circulating serotypes of rotavirus infection in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
Two new rotavirus vaccines have recently been licensed in many countries. However, their efficacy has only been shown against certain serotypes commonly circulating in Europe, North America, and Latin America, but thought to be globally important.
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Rotavirus infection in newborn: A rare case of necrotizing enterocolitis
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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A Case of Henoch-Schonlein Purpura Associated with Rotavirus Infection in an Elderly Asian Male and Review of the Literature. [PDF]
BACKGROUND Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP), a small vessel vasculitis mediated by deposition of immune-complexes containing IgA in the skin, gut, and glomeruli, often presents with abdominal pain, purpuric rash in the lower extremities and buttocks, joint
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Rotavirus infection in Saudi Arabia [PDF]
Human rotavirus, an important causative agent of severe gastroenteritis in infants and young children worldwide, leads to high morbidity in both developing and developed countries, including Saudi Arabia, and high mortality in developing countries. Effective control depends upon an accurate understanding of disease burden and the relative importance of
C. A. Hart+2 more
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The epidemiological features of rotavirus A (RVA) infection differ between children from developing and developed countries which could result in differences in vaccine efficacy around the world.
Ana Maria Tavares Borges+3 more
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