ECDC launches rotavirus protocols to help Member States assess vaccine effectiveness

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Series Details 30.04.13
Publication Date 30/04/2013
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Rotavirus is the most common cause of gastroenteritis in children worldwide.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), in April 2013, produced three generic protocols: a protocol for developing cohort studies to assess the effectiveness of the rotavirus vaccination in EU Members States; a protocol proposing prospective case control study designs to estimate rotavirus vaccine effectiveness; and a protocol for developing studies to assess the impact of rotavirus vaccination EU Member States.

Source Link http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/press/news/Lists/News/ECDC_DispForm.aspx?List=32e43ee8%2De230%2D4424%2Da783%2D85742124029a&ID=906&RootFolder=%2Fen%2Fpress%2Fnews%2FLists%2FNews
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