Marked Decrease in Rotavirus Detections Among Preschool Children Unvaccinated for Rotavirus in the Netherlands, 2014.
Rotavirus detection rates among preschool children sampled irrespective of symptoms during the rotavirus season (January-April) in the Netherlands were significantly lower in 2014 (0.6%) than in 2010 (11.2%), 2011 (6.9%), 2012 (6.8%) and 2013 (6.7%). This supports previous observations of a genuine drop in rotavirus circulation (without rotavirus vaccination) rather than a milder disease course.
From the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands.
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Mughini-Gras
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology*; D022243:Rotavirus Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012621:Seasons; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
D022243:Rotavirus Vaccines