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The Burden of Rotavirus Acute Gastroenteritis in Europe

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Abstract:

Rotavirus (RV) is the leading cause of severe gastroenteritis in children under 5 years of age. In this chapter we will document the burden of rotavirus gastroenteritis in the 27 countries of the European Union.

Data on rotavirus disease burden is lacking for about half of the countries of the European Union. The available data for the other half show differences that do not necessarily reflect country-specific differences, but that may also be due to differences in study characteristics and quality. Based on the available literature, the annual incidence of RV disease in the European Union ranges from 0.06–4.15% of the children aged <5 years seeking ambulatory care, 0–2.65% of the children aged <5 years visiting emergency departments, 0.03–1.19% of the children aged <4/5 years being hospitalized for rotavirus, and 0.5–14 children per million children aged <3/5 years that die due to RV infection. Information on children experiencing disease but not seeking professional medical care is lacking for the European Union. Studies on nosocomial RV infections are numerous, but difficult (if not impossible) to interpret and compare, because of very different methodologies and contexts.

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Abbreviations

AGE:

acute gastroenteritis

EU:

European Union

GP:

general practitioner

ICD-9:

International Classification of Disease, ninth edition

NRV:

nosocomial rotavirus infection

O:

outpatient visit

P:

pediatrician

PROTECT:

Pediatric ROTavirus European CommiTee

RV:

rotavirus

RVGE:

rotavirus gastroenteritis

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  1. Dept. Nutrition and Dietetics Nutritional Sciences Research Division School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, King's College London, Franklin‐Wilkins Building 150 Stamford Street, SE1 9NH, London, UK

    Victor R. Preedy (Prof.) (Prof.)

  2. Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Health Science Center 1295 N. Martin, P.O. Box 245155, 85724-5155, Tucson, AZ

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Bilcke, J., Damme, P.V., Beutels, P. (2010). The Burden of Rotavirus Acute Gastroenteritis in Europe. In: Preedy, V.R., Watson, R.R. (eds) Handbook of Disease Burdens and Quality of Life Measures. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78665-0_70

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