Exceptionally low rotavirus incidence in the Netherlands in 2013/14 in the absence of rotavirus vaccination.
An unexpected drop in rotavirus (RV) detections was observed in the Netherlands in 2014, without RV vaccination. The estimated decrease in RV detections and gastroenteritis consultations in under five year-olds, in January-April 2014, compared to the same months in previous years, was 72% and 36%, respectively. The low birth rate, mild winter, high RV incidence in the previous year and the introduction of RV vaccination in neighbouring countries may have contributed to this decrease.
Centre for Epidemiology and Surveillance (EPI), Centre for Infectious Diseases Control (CIb), National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), the Netherlands.
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Hahné
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Hooiveld
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van Ginkel
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de Melker
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van Pelt
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Bruijning-Verhagen
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D022243:Rotavirus Vaccines; D012621:Seasons; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
D022243:Rotavirus Vaccines