Rotavirus disease in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa: a review of longitudinal community and hospital studies
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Rotavirus disease in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa: a review of longitudinal community and hospital studies. / Fischer, Thea Kølsen; Aaby, Peter; Mølbak, Kåre; Rodrigues, Amabélia.
In: Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 202 Suppl, 01.09.2010, p. S239-42.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Rotavirus disease in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa: a review of longitudinal community and hospital studies
AU - Fischer, Thea Kølsen
AU - Aaby, Peter
AU - Mølbak, Kåre
AU - Rodrigues, Amabélia
PY - 2010/9/1
Y1 - 2010/9/1
N2 - Rotavirus is one of the most common causes of childhood diarrheal disease and deaths in sub-Saharan Africa. This article reviews community- and hospital-based surveillance of rotavirus disease in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, West Africa. Here, rotavirus infections exhibit a seasonal pattern, with annual epidemics occurring during the relatively dry and cooler months, from January to April, and few cases registered from May to December. Most children (74%) experience their first infection before the age of 2 years, and rotavirus has been identified as the most pathogenic of all diarrheal agents during 2 large prospective studies involving several hundred children 48 h after admission).
AB - Rotavirus is one of the most common causes of childhood diarrheal disease and deaths in sub-Saharan Africa. This article reviews community- and hospital-based surveillance of rotavirus disease in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, West Africa. Here, rotavirus infections exhibit a seasonal pattern, with annual epidemics occurring during the relatively dry and cooler months, from January to April, and few cases registered from May to December. Most children (74%) experience their first infection before the age of 2 years, and rotavirus has been identified as the most pathogenic of all diarrheal agents during 2 large prospective studies involving several hundred children 48 h after admission).
KW - Child, Preschool
KW - Genotype
KW - Guinea-Bissau
KW - Hospitals
KW - Humans
KW - Infant
KW - Infant, Newborn
KW - Rotavirus
KW - Rotavirus Infections
U2 - 10.1086/653568
DO - 10.1086/653568
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 20684710
VL - 202 Suppl
SP - S239-42
JO - Journal of Infectious Diseases
JF - Journal of Infectious Diseases
SN - 0022-1899
ER -
ID: 34251549