Estimated impact of rotavirus vaccine on hospitalizations and deaths from rotavirus diarrhea among children <5 in Asia

• Main Authors: Eleanor Burnett (Author), Jacqueline E. Tate (Author), Carl D. Kirkwood (Author), E. Anthony S. Nelson (Author), Mathuram Santosham (Author), A. Duncan Steele (Author), Umesh D. Parashar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Of the 215,000 global deaths from rotavirus estimated in 2013, 41% occur in Asian countries. However, despite a recommendation for global rotavirus vaccination since 2009, only eight countries in Asia have introduced the rotavirus vaccine into their national immunization program as of Se...