Epidemiology and pre-vaccine burden of rotavirus diarrhea in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): Results of sentinel surveillance, 2009-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Since August 2009, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has implemented sentinel site surveillance for rotavirus gastroenteritis. Limited hospital studies have been carried out, in DRC, describing the epidemiology of rotavirus diarrhea before rotavirus vaccine introduction in October 2019. This analysis describes the epidemiology of rotavirus gastroenteritis and characteristics of circulating viral strains from 2009 to 2019.

Materials and methods

We analyzed demographic and clinic data collected from children < 5 years old enrolled at three rotavirus sentinel surveillance sites in DRC during 2009-2019, prior to rotavirus vaccine introduction in 2019. Data have been described and presented as mean ± standard deviation for quantitative variables with normal d

SUBMITTER: Luhata Lungayo C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11494495 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature