Epidemiology and burden of rotavirus disease in Central Asia
Author(s) -
Renat Latipov,
Elmira Utegenova,
Ainagul M. Kuatbayeva,
Kaliya Kasymbekova,
Sabyrjan Abdykarimov,
Rivojiddin Juraev,
Umid Ismailov,
Elmira Flem
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2011.03.014
Subject(s) - rotavirus , medicine , epidemiology , diarrhea , disease burden , rotavirus vaccine , pediatrics , population , vaccination , environmental health , confidence interval , virology
Rotavirus infection is the most common cause of severe gastroenteritis in children worldwide. New rotavirus vaccines are not currently used in the five countries that make up the Central Asian region. Three of these countries, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan, have a combined total population of 48 million and an estimated 1 million annual births.
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