Hospital-based Surveillance for Rotavirus Gastroenteritis in Children Younger Than 5 Years of Age in Ethiopia: 2007–2012

@article{Abebe2014HospitalbasedSF,
  title={Hospital-based Surveillance for Rotavirus Gastroenteritis in Children Younger Than 5 Years of Age in Ethiopia: 2007–2012},
  author={Almaz Abebe and Telahun Teka and Tassew Kassa and Mapaseka L. Seheri and Berhane Beyene and Birke Teshome and Ferehiwot Kebede and Abebe Habtamu and Lorens Maake and Aron Kassahun and Mekonnen Getahun and Kassahun Mitiku and Jason Mathiu Mwenda},
  journal={The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal},
  year={2014},
  volume={33},
  pages={S28–S33}
}
Background: Rotavirus surveillance was initiated in Ethiopia to estimate the burden of rotavirus gastroenteritis in children <5 years of age, to generate data to assist the policy-making process for new vaccine introduction and to monitor impact of vaccination on disease burden after introduction. Methods: Sentinel surveillance was conducted at 3 hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia using a standardized WHO surveillance protocol from August 2007 to March 2012. Children <5 years of age… 
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