International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 14, Issue 7 , Pages e592-e595 , July 2010

Rotavirus disease burden, Nicaragua 2001–2005: defining the potential impact of a rotavirus vaccination program

  • Juan José Amador

      Affiliations

    • Program for Appropriate Technology in Health, Managua, Nicaragua
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  • Joshua Vasquez

      Affiliations

    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    • ,
  • Maribel Orozco

      Affiliations

    • Ministerio de Salud, Managua, Nicaragua
    • ,
  • Cristina Pedreira

      Affiliations

    • PanAmerican Health Organization, Managua, Nicaragua
    • ,
  • Omar Malespin

      Affiliations

    • Ministerio de Salud, Managua, Nicaragua
    • ,
  • Lucia Helena De Oliveira

      Affiliations

    • PanAmerican Health Organization, Washington DC, USA
    • ,
  • Jacqueline Tate

      Affiliations

    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    • ,
  • Umesh Parashar

      Affiliations

    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    • ,
  • Manish Patel

      Affiliations

    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 404 639 2343; fax: +1 404 639 3607.

Received 28 May 2009 ,Revised 7 August 2009 ,Accepted 17 August 2009.

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    Cumulative risk of diarrheal- and rotavirus-associated events for all children aged <5 years—Nicaragua, 2001–2005a.

    Cumulative risk of diarrheal- and rotavirus-associated events for all children aged <5 years—Nicaragua, 2001–2005a.

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    Total acute gastroenteritis events in children aged ≤11 months and 12–59 months old, by week—Nicaragua 2001–2005.

    Total acute gastroenteritis events in children aged ≤11 months and 12–59 months old, by week—Nicaragua 2001–2005.

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    Total acute gastroenteritis-associated deaths in children aged <5 years during 2001–2005, by weeks of year.

    Total acute gastroenteritis-associated deaths in children aged <5 years during 2001–2005, by weeks of year.

☆ The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

PII: S1201-9712(09)00349-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.08.014

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 14, Issue 7 , Pages e592-e595 , July 2010

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