Considerations for Introduction of a Rotavirus Vaccine in Oman: Rotavirus Disease and Economic Burden

Rotavirus is the most common cause of fatal childhood diarrhea worldwide. We provide the first estimates of the health care and economic burden of severe rotavirus disease in Oman. We conducted active, hospital-based surveillance of rotavirus disease at 11 regional public hospitals in Oman, using th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of infectious diseases 2009-11, Vol.200 (Supplement-1), p.S248-S253
Hauptverfasser:	Al Awaidy, S. A., Bawikar, S., Al Busaidy, S., Baqiani, S., Al Abedani, I., Varghese, R., Abdoan, H. S., Al Abdoon, H., Bhatnagar, S., Al Hasini, K. S., Mohan, P., Shah, S., Elamir, E., Klena, J., Ahmed, S. F., Teleb, N., Parashar, U., Patel, M. M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Child health services Child, Preschool Cost estimates Cost of Illness Diarrhea Diarrhea - epidemiology Female Gastroenteritis Health care costs Hospitalization Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Male MIDDLE EAST Oman - epidemiology Rotavirus Rotavirus - classification Rotavirus - genetics Rotavirus Infections - economics Rotavirus Infections - epidemiology Rotavirus Infections - prevention & control Rotavirus Infections - virology Rotavirus vaccines Rotavirus Vaccines - immunology Surveillance Vaccination
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Zusammenfassung:	Rotavirus is the most common cause of fatal childhood diarrhea worldwide. We provide the first estimates of the health care and economic burden of severe rotavirus disease in Oman. We conducted active, hospital-based surveillance of rotavirus disease at 11 regional public hospitals in Oman, using the guidelines suggested by the generic World Health Organization protocol. From July 2006 through June 2008, all children aged
ISSN:	0022-1899 1537-6613
DOI:	10.1086/605339