Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH
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Trop. Med. Int. Health · Sep 2011
Impact of rotavirus vaccination on diarrhoea mortality and hospital admissions in Brazil.
To analyse the data reported by the national surveillance system of Brazil, including data on diarrhoea mortality and hospital admissions before and after rotavirus vaccine introduction, and evaluate the impact of its widespread use under operational conditions. ⋯ The data demonstrate a decreasing trend in all-cause diarrhoea-related hospitalisations and deaths in children <5 years of age. These reductions were steeper between 2006 and 2009, highlighting the potential beneficial effect of the rotavirus vaccine associated with all-cause diarrhoeal disease.