Exceptionally low rotavirus incidence in the Netherlands in 2013/14 in the absence of rotavirus vaccination

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%, r...

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Veröffentlicht in:Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles 2014-10, Vol.19 (43), p.1
Hauptverfasser: Hahné, S, Hooiveld, M, Vennema, H, van Ginkel, A, de Melker, H, Wallinga, J, van Pelt, W, Bruijning-Verhagen, P
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Child, Preschool
Female
Gastroenteritis - epidemiology
Gastroenteritis - virology
Humans
Immunization
Incidence
Infant
Male
Netherlands - epidemiology
Referral and Consultation - statistics & numerical data
Rotavirus - isolation & purification
Rotavirus Infections - diagnosis
Rotavirus Infections - epidemiology
Rotavirus Infections - virology
Rotavirus Vaccines
Seasons
Sentinel Surveillance
Surveillance
Vaccination - statistics & numerical data
Viruses
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:1560-7917
1025-496X
1560-7917
DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES2014.19.43.20945