Intussusception Surveillance in a Rural Demographic Surveillance Area in Bangladesh | Zendy

Khalequ Zaman | Zendy; Robert F. Breiman | Zendy; Mohammad Yunus | Zendy; Shams El Arifeen | Zendy; Asheque Mahmud | Zendy; Hafizur Rahman Chowdhury | Zendy; Stephen P. Luby | Zendy

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Intussusception Surveillance in a Rural Demographic Surveillance Area in Bangladesh

Author(s) -

Khalequ Zaman,

Robert F. Breiman,

Mohammad Yunus,

Shams El Arifeen,

Asheque Mahmud,

Hafizur Rahman Chowdhury,

Stephen P. Luby

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1086/605047

Subject(s) - medicine , rural area , environmental health , disease surveillance , public health surveillance , geography , socioeconomics , public health , pathology , sociology

Rotavirus is the leading cause of diarrhea-related morbidity and mortality in developing countries, including Bangladesh. The licensed vaccine Rotashield was withdrawn from the market because of an increased risk of intussusception. This study was undertaken to estimate the background incidence rates of intussusception among children aged <2 years, using retrospective and prospective studies in a rural demographic surveillance area in Bangladesh.

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