Rotavirus is responsible for most cases of gastroenteritis and mortality in children below 5
years of age, especially in developing countries, including Nigeria. Nonetheless, there is …

Background: The introduction of the rotavirus vaccine in Bayelsa State, Nigeria, aimed to
combat the high incidence of acute watery diarrhea and associated mortality in children …

Abstract Background & objective: The year 2014, marks an important public health
anniversary. It is exactly 40 years ago that the World Health Organization (WHO) established …

Rotavirus is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in children 5 years and below. An
epidemiological study was carried out to determine the prevalence of rotavirus in Enugu …

Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) remains a global public health concern and Nigeria is one of the
two countries accounting for 42% of global under‐5 deaths attributable to gastroenteritis …

Infectious Diarrhea caused by rotavirus and adenovirus, is a leading cause of death in
children in sub‐Sahara Africa but there is limited published data on the diverse rotavirus …

Rotavirus (RV) is a major etiological agent of acute infantile gastroenteritis and is associated
with 20%-25% of diarrhea cases in infants. Nigeria continues to be among the first five …

Background Established in 2006 with four countries conducting hospital-based rotavirus
surveillance, the African rotavirus surveillance network has expanded over subsequent …

Diarrheal disease is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality globally,
particularly in children under 5 years of age. Factors related to diarrheal disease incidence …

Background The high burden of rotavirus acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is well documented
among children under 5 years of age, with the majority of mortality occurring in developing …