Incidence of Diarrhea Caused by Rotavirus Infections in Rural Zhengding, China: Prospective, Population-Based Surveillance

Rotavirus is the pathogen most commonly associated with severe gastroenteritis in young children in the People's Republic of China, yet there are few population-based data on the incidence of rotavirus infection. The present study investigated the burden of rotavirus diarrhea and rotavirus infe...

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Published in:The Journal of infectious diseases 2005-09, Vol.192 (Supplement-1), p.S100-S105
Main Authors: Wang, Xuan-Yi, Xu, Zhi-Yi, von Seidlein, Lorenz, Zhang, Ying-Lin, Zhao, Shou-Jun, Hao, Zhi-Yong, Han, Oak Pil, Kilgore, Paul, Xing, Zhan-Chun, Han, Chang-Quan, Ma, Jing-Chen, Chen, Ji-Chao, Clemens, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child, Preschool
Children
China
China - epidemiology
Diarrhea
Diarrhea - epidemiology
Epidemiology
Humans
Immunization
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Prospective Studies
Rotavirus
Rotavirus infections
Rotavirus Infections - epidemiology
Rotavirus vaccines
Rural Population
Sentinel Surveillance
Specimens
Surveillance
Vaccination
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Summary:Rotavirus is the pathogen most commonly associated with severe gastroenteritis in young children in the People's Republic of China, yet there are few population-based data on the incidence of rotavirus infection. The present study investigated the burden of rotavirus diarrhea and rotavirus infections in rural China, according to age. Population-based surveillance was used to study the incidence of rotavirus infection among children
ISSN:0022-1899
1537-6613
DOI:10.1086/431507