Impact of monovalent rotavirus vaccine on diarrhoea-associated post-neonatal infant mortality in rural communities in Malawi: a population-based birth cohort study

• Main Authors: Naor Bar-Zeev, PhD (Author), Carina King, PhD (Author), Tambosi Phiri, MSc (Author), James Beard, MSc (Author), Hazzie Mvula, MSc (Author), Amelia C Crampin, ProfPhD (Author), Ellen Heinsbroek, PhD (Author), Sonia Lewycka, PhD (Author), Jacqueline E Tate, PhD (Author), Umesh D Parashar, MPH (Author), Anthony Costello, ProfFMedSci (Author), Charles Mwansambo, FRCPCH (Author), Robert S Heyderman, ProfPhD (Author), Neil French, PhD (Author), Nigel A Cunliffe, PhD (Author), Osamu Nakagomi (Author), Jennifer R Verani (Author), Cynthia G Whitney (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Rotavirus is a major contributor to child mortality. The effect of rotavirus vaccine on diarrhoea mortality has been estimated in middle-income but not low-income settings, where mortality is high and vaccine effectiveness in reducing admissions to hospital is lower. Empirical p...