First Report from the Asian Rotavirus Surveillance Network
| Autor: | Bei Wang, Zhao-yin Fang, Siswanto Agus Wilopo, Paul E. Kilgore, Wong Swee Lan, Erik Hummelman, Phan Van Tu, Kyaw Moe, Jung Oak Kang, Yaowapa Pongsuwanna, E.A.S. Nelson, Nguyen Van Man, Yati Soenarto, Joseph S. Bresee, Chan Lee Gaik, Kow-Tong Chen, Roger I. Glass, Le Thi Luan, Jung Soo Kim, John S. Tam, Jon R. Gentsch, Chuleeporn Jiraphongsa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
| Předmět: |
Diarrhea
Male Rotavirus Microbiology (medical) China rotavirus vaccines Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Asia Epidemiology lcsh:Medicine Rotavirus Infections Disease medicine.disease_cause World health lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases fluids and secretions Environmental health medicine Humans lcsh:RC109-216 Data collection business.industry lcsh:R Infant Newborn Infant virus diseases Vaccine introduction Infant newborn Hospitalization Infectious Diseases Child Preschool Population Surveillance Perspective surveillance Female Seasons medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Emerging Infectious Diseases Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 10, Iss 6, Pp 988-995 (2004) |
| ISSN: | 1080-6059 1080-6040 |
| Popis: | Rotavirus remains the most common cause of severe, dehydrating diarrhea among children worldwide. Several rotavirus vaccines are under development. Decisions about new vaccine introduction will require reliable data on disease impact. The Asian Rotavirus Surveillance Network, begun in 2000 to facilitate collection of these data, and is a regional collaboration of 36 hospitals in nine countries or areas that conduct surveillance for rotavirus hospitalizations using a uniform World Health Organization protocol. We summarize the Network’s organization and experience from August 2001 through July 2002. During this period, 45% of acute diarrheal hospitalizations among children 0–5 years were attributable to rotavirus, higher than previous estimates. Rotavirus was detected in all sites year-round. This network is a novel, regional approach to surveillance for vaccine-preventable diseases. Such a network should provide increased visibility and advocacy, enable more efficient data collection, facilitate training, and serve as the paradigm for rotavirus surveillance activities in other regions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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