Biennial Pattern of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis in The Netherlands and a Shifting Age Distribution After a Low Rotavirus Season, 2010-2016
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2018-09
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Verberk, Janneke
Pijnacker, Roan
Bruijning-Verhagen, P. C.J.L.
Franz, Eelco
Vennema, Harry
Hooiveld, Mariëtte
Hahné, Susan J M
de Melker, Hester E
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Abstract
A hyperendemic rotavirus season was expected after a low-endemic 2014 season in the Netherlands. Rotavirus detections were however similar in 2015 and lower in 2016 compared with 2010-2013. Gastroenteritis consultation rates were also similar in 2015, but the age distribution shifted to older children because of an accumulation of noninfected children. Results indicate a possible shift to a biennial rotavirus pattern.
Keywords
Laboratory surveillance, Public health, Rotavirus, Seasonality, Surveillance, Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health, Microbiology (medical), Infectious Diseases
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Verberk, J D M, Pijnacker, R, Bruijning-Verhagen, P, Franz, E, Vennema, H, Hooiveld, M, Hahné, S J M & de Melker, H E 2018, 'Biennial Pattern of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis in The Netherlands and a Shifting Age Distribution After a Low Rotavirus Season, 2010-2016', The Pediatric infectious disease journal, vol. 37, no. 9, pp. e248-e250. https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000001880