Titre : | Epidemiology of rotavirus diarrhea in Egyptian children and implications for disease control. (1999) |
Auteurs : | A.B. NAFICY ; R. ABU-ELYAZEED ; J.D. CLEMENS ; J.R. GENTSCH ; R.I. GLASS ; J.L. HOLMES ; Y.J. LEE ; L. PERUSKI ; M.R. RAO ; S.J. SAVARINO ; T.F. WIERZBA ; YONGDAI KIM . (.) ; Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases. National Center for Infectious Diseases. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Atlanta. GA. USA ; Epidemiology Branch. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Bethesda. MD. USA ; Us Naval Medical Research Unit 3. Cairo. EGY |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | American journal of epidemiology (vol. 150, n° 7, 1999) |
Pagination : | 770-777 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Diarrhée ; Virus ; Virose ; Infection ; Vaccination ; Prévention santé ; Facteur socioéconomique ; Epidémiologie ; Facteur risque ; Incidence ; Nourrisson ; Homme ; Enfant ; Egypte ; Afrique ; Appareil digestif [pathologie] ; Intestin [pathologie] |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST aB84R0xU. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Reliable epidemiologic data are essential for formulating effective policy to control rotavirus disease through immunization. The objective of this study was to describe the epidemiology of rotavirus diarrhea in a population-based cohort of children under 3 years of age residing in Abu Homos, Egypt, in 1995-1996. Rotavirus diarrhea incidence rates (episodes per person-year) were 0.13 for infants aged |