Burden of diarrhea among children in Honduras, 2000-2004

Estimates of the role of rotavirus

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ID14967771
AuthorsJosé Orlando Solórzano Girón (Universidad Metropolitana de Honduras, corresponding author), Ida Berenice Molina (Secretaria de Salud), Reina M Turcios-Ruiz (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Claudia E Quiroz Mejia (Universidad Metropolitana de Honduras), Luis Miguel Amendola, Lúcia Helena de Oliveira, Jon Kim Andrus (0000-0002-8514-8500), Paul Stupp (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Paul W Stupp, Joseph Bresee (0000-0002-6133-0797, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Joseph S Bresee, Roger I Gla (0000-0001-7968-9530, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Roger I Glass
Year2006
Volume20
Issue6
Pages377-84
Publication date2006-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista Panamericana de Salud Pública (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1020-4989 • E-ISSN: 1680-5348
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s1020-49892006001100003
PMID17341328
OpenAlexW2132933841
SciELOS1020-49892006001100003
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited4

Diarrhea is a major cause of illness among children < 5 years old in Honduras, and RV is likely the most common cause. Our preliminary estimates need to be refined so that health planners in Honduras can make decisions on the future use of rotavirus vaccines. A program of hospital-based surveillance for rotavirus in Honduras has been established to address this need

Acute diarrhea · Developing country · Diarrhea · Environmental health · Health care · Incidence (geometry · Medical record · Outpatient clinic · Outpatient visits · Public health · Rotavirus · Rotavirus vaccine · Under-five · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics

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