Ready‐to‐eat foods (RTEs) are foods consumed without any further processing. They are
widely consumed as choice meals especially by school‐aged children and the fast‐paced …

Growing evidence suggests that feeding practices in early childhood play a major role in the
occurrence of childhood diarrhea. However, there is a lack of information regarding feeding …

A number of molecular epidemiological studies reported the detection of enteric viruses in
asymptomatic children. The role of these viruses in an asymptomatic infection remains …

Background Rotavirus is a common cause of severe acute gastroenteritis among young
children. Estimation of the economic burden would provide informed decision about …

Group A rotavirus (RVA) is the leading cause of severe childhood diarrhea globally, even
with all effective interventions, particularly in developing countries. Among the diverse …

The report entitled,“Impact of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on measles
surveillance in Pakistan,” by Rana and colleagues proved to be a rather interesting read [1] …

Introduction Post-hospital discharge mortality is high among undernourished children in
many low and middle-income countries. Although a number of quantitative studies have …

Background: Post-hospital discharge mortality is high among undernourished children in
many low and middle-income countries; often exceeding in-patient mortality rates. Although …

Diarrhea and dehydration has been reported to be among the top causes of hospitalization
and mortality in children aged under 5 years. Most cases of diarrhea in childhood are …

Aim We examined the impact of insertion of the Rotavirus vaccine (RVV) into the Israeli
National Immunisation Programme (NIP) on hospitalisations due to both acute …