Universal rotavirus vaccination program for infants born in Brest after February 2007, applied by the Centers for Maternal and Infant Health Protection, pediatricians and general practitioners. Prospective surveillance of hospitalizations for gastroenteritis within the Pediatric Units of Brest University Hospital with systematic testing for Rotavirus. Evaluation of the impact of the vaccination program on rotaviral gastroenteritis hospitalizations from 2007-2008 and 2008-2009, by comparison with epidemiological data from 2002-2007 in the absence of vaccination. The principal judgement criterion is the number of pediatric hospitalizations for rotaviral GEA during the 2008-2009 epidemic in children A) under the age of 2 and B) residing in the suburbs of Brest.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
7,204
Vaccination against rotavirus Three oral doses (2 mL) between 6 to 26 weeks of life with at least 4 weeks between each dose.
Clinical Investigation Center
Brest, France
Hospitalization for gastroenteritis
Time frame: 2 years
Emergency department consultation for gastroenteritis
Time frame: 2 years
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