Impact of monovalent rotavirus vaccine on diarrhoea-associated post-neonatal infant mortality in rural communities in Malawi: a population-based birth cohort study

Impact of monovalent rotavirus vaccine on diarrhoea-associated post-neonatal infant mortality in rural communities in Malawi: a population-based birth cohort study

Summary: Background: Rotavirus is a major contributor to child mortality. The effect of rotavirus vaccine on diarrhoea mortality has been estimated in middle-income but not low-income settings, where mortality is high and vaccine effectiveness in reducing admissions to hospital is lower. Empirical...

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Main Authors: Naor Bar-Zeev, PhD, Carina King, PhD, Tambosi Phiri, MSc, James Beard, MSc, Hazzie Mvula, MSc, Amelia C Crampin, ProfPhD, Ellen Heinsbroek, PhD, Sonia Lewycka, PhD, Jacqueline E Tate, PhD, Umesh D Parashar, MPH, Anthony Costello, ProfFMedSci, Charles Mwansambo, FRCPCH, Robert S Heyderman, ProfPhD, Neil French, PhD, Nigel A Cunliffe, PhD, Osamu Nakagomi, Jennifer R Verani, Cynthia G Whitney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X18303140

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