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Rotavirus and Severe Childhood Diarrhea

2006; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Volume: 12; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3201/eid1202.050006

1080-6059

Umesh D. Parashar, Christopher J. Gibson, Joseph S. Bresee, Roger I. Glass,

Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines

Studies published between 1986 and 1999 indicated that rotavirus causes approximately 22% (range 17%-28%) of childhood diarrhea hospitalizations. From 2000 to 2004, this proportion increased to 39% (range 29%-45%). Application of this proportion to the recent World Health Organization estimates of diarrhea-related childhood deaths gave an estimated 611,000 (range 454,000-705,000) rotavirus-related deaths.