Rotavirus and severe childhood diarrhea

Studies published between 1986 and 1999 indicated that rotavirus causes approximately 22% (range 17%-28%) of childhood diarrhea hospitalizations. From 2000 to 2004, this proportion increased to 39% (range 29%-45%). Application of this proportion to the recent World Health Organization estimates of d...

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 304 - 306
Main Authors Parashar, Umesh D, Gibson, Christopher J, Bresee, Joseph S, Glass, Roger I
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.02.2006
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects
Causes of
Child
Child, Preschool
Complications and side effects
Diarrhea
Diarrhea - epidemiology
Diarrhea - mortality
Diarrhea - physiopathology
Diarrhea - virology
Diarrhea in children
disease burden
Dispatch
Global Health
Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data
hospitalizations
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
morbidity
mortality
Rotavirus
Rotavirus infections
Rotavirus Infections - epidemiology
Rotavirus Infections - mortality
Rotavirus Infections - physiopathology
Rotavirus Infections - virology
Severity of Illness Index
Social Class
United States
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Summary:Studies published between 1986 and 1999 indicated that rotavirus causes approximately 22% (range 17%-28%) of childhood diarrhea hospitalizations. From 2000 to 2004, this proportion increased to 39% (range 29%-45%). Application of this proportion to the recent World Health Organization estimates of diarrhea-related childhood deaths gave an estimated 611,000 (range 454,000-705,000) rotavirus-related deaths.
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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1202.050006