Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology (Jan 2013)

Burden of Rotavirus Disease: A Population-Based Study in Eastern Townships, Quebec

  • Sylvain Bernard,
  • Louis Valiquette,
  • Philippe De Wals,
  • Vincent Nault,
  • Corentin Babakissa,
  • Claude Cyr,
  • Thérèse Côté Boileau,
  • Arnaud Gagneur

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/919124
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 24, no. 3
pp. 138 – 142

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Since July 2010, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization of Canada has recommended rotavirus vaccination for all healthy infants. However, before implementing this vaccine in routine health programs, Canadian provinces need to establish current epidemiological data on rotavirus-associated acute gastroenteritis (AGE).