Rotavirus Burden among Children in the Newly Independent States of the Former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: Literature Review and First-Year Results from the Rotavirus Surveillance Network

BackgroundData on rotavirus burden among children in the 15 newly independent states of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, particularly contemporary data from poorer countries, are not widely available. These data are desired by policy makers to assess the value of rotavirus vaccination...

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Published in:The Journal of infectious diseases 2009-11, Vol.200 (Supplement-1), p.S203-S214
Main Authors: Mirzayeva, Radmila, Cortese, Margaret M., Mosina, Liudmila, Biellik, Robin, Lobanov, Andrei, Chernyshova, Lyudmila, Lashkarashvili, Marina, Turkov, Soibnazar, Iturriza-Gomara, Miren, Gray, Jim, Parashar, Umesh D., Steele, Duncan, Emiroglu, Nedret
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child, Preschool
Computer surveillance
Cost of Illness
Epidemiology
EUROPE
Gastroenteritis
Georgia (Republic) - epidemiology
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Rotavirus
Rotavirus - classification
Rotavirus infections
Rotavirus Infections - epidemiology
Rotavirus Infections - virology
Rotavirus vaccines
Seasons
Sovereign states
Surveillance
Tajikistan - epidemiology
Ukraine - epidemiology
Vaccination
Viruses
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Summary:BackgroundData on rotavirus burden among children in the 15 newly independent states of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, particularly contemporary data from poorer countries, are not widely available. These data are desired by policy makers to assess the value of rotavirus vaccination, especially since the GAVI Alliance approved financial support for the region’s eligible countries. The Rotavirus Surveillance Network was established to provide these data MethodsWe reviewed the region’s literature on rotavirus burden. We established an active surveillance network for rotavirus and analyzed data from 2007 from 4 sentinel hospitals in 3 countries (Georgia, Tajikistan, and Ukraine) that were collected using standardized enrollment and stool sample testing methods ResultsSpecimens for rotavirus testing were collected before 1997 in most studies, and the majority of studies were from 1 country, the Russian Federation. Overall, the studies indicated that ∼33% of hospitalizations for gastroenteritis among children were attributable to rotavirus. The Rotavirus Surveillance Network documented that 1425 (42%) of 3374 hospitalizations for acute gastroenteritis among children aged
ISSN:0022-1899
1537-6613
DOI:10.1086/605041