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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Eurosurveillance, 43(19), 2014

DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2014.19.43.20945

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Exceptionally low rotavirus incidence in the Netherlands in 2013/14 in the absence of rotavirus vaccination

Journal article published in 2014 by S. Hahné, M. Hooiveld, H. Vennema, A. van Ginkel ORCID, H. de Melker, J. Wallinga, W. V. van Pelt, P. Bruijning Verhagen
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Abstract

An unexpected drop in rotavirus (RV) detections was observed in the Netherlands in 2014, without RV vaccination. The estimated decrease in RV detections and gastroenteritis consultations in under five year-olds, in January-April 2014, compared to the same months in previous years, was 72% and 36%, respectively. The low birth rate, mild winter, high RV incidence in the previous year and the introduction of RV vaccination in neighbouring countries may have contributed to this decrease. © 2014, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). All rights reserved.