Diarrheal Deaths After the Introduction of Rotavirus Vaccination in 4 Countries

• 2021

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• Angel Paternina-Caicedo; Umesh Parashar; Christian Garcia-Calavaro; Lucia Helena de Oliveira; Nelson Alvis-Guzman; Fernando De la Hoz-Restrepo
PMID: 33380434DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2019-3167

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This article describes a study on the impact of rotavirus vaccination in four Latin American countries. It shows that the vaccine is effective in reducing deaths caused by diarrhea. The study uses data to estimate how much the vaccine has helped lower these deaths since its introduction.

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Focus Area: Infectious Disease

Audiences: Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Keywords: Diarrhea; Latin America; Mortality; Poisson Distribution; Public Health; Rotavirus Infections; Seasons; Vaccination; Rotavirus Vaccines; Mass Vaccination

Institutions: Universidad de Cartagena; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Universidad de Santiago de Chile; Pan American Health Organization; Universidad Nacional de Colombia

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