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dc.contributor.authorLambert, Stephen B
dc.contributor.authorFaux, Cassandra E
dc.contributor.authorHall, Lisa
dc.contributor.authorBirrell, Frances A
dc.contributor.authorPeterson, Karen V
dc.contributor.authorSelvey, Christine E
dc.contributor.authorSloots, Theo P
dc.contributor.authorNissen, Michael D
dc.contributor.authorGrimwood, Keith
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-14T23:42:50Z
dc.date.available2018-05-14T23:42:50Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.modified2014-06-12T23:42:15Z
dc.identifier.issn0025-729X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/60112
dc.description.abstractObjective: To assess the impact of introducing a publicly funded infant rotavirus vaccination program on disease notifications and on laboratory testing and results. Design and setting: Retrospective analysis of routinely collected data (rotavirus notifications [2006-2008] and laboratory rotavirus testing data from Queensland Health laboratories [2000-2008]) to monitor rotavirus trends before and after the introduction of a publicly funded infant rotavirus vaccination program in Queensland in July 2007. Main outcome measures: Age group-specific rotavirus notification trends; number of rotavirus tests performed and the proportion positive. Results: In the less than 2 years age group, rotavirus notifications declined by 53% (2007) and 65% (2008); the number of laboratory tests performed declined by 3% (2007) and 15% (2008); and the proportion of tests positive declined by 45% (2007) and 43% (2008) compared with data collected before introduction of the vaccination program. An indirect effect of infant vaccination was seen: notifications and the proportion of tests positive for rotavirus declined in older age groups as well. Conclusions: The publicly funded rotavirus vaccination program in Queensland is having an early impact, direct and indirect, on rotavirus disease as assessed using routinely collected data. Further observational studies are required to assess vaccine effectiveness. Parents and immunisation providers should ensure that all Australian children receive the recommended rotavirus vaccine doses in the required timeframe.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAustralasian Medical Publishing
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.mja.com.au/journal/2009/191/3/early-evidence-direct-and-indirect-effects-infant-rotavirus-vaccine-program
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom157
dc.relation.ispartofpageto160
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalMedical Journal of Australia
dc.relation.ispartofvolume191
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode32
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode320299
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode52
dc.titleEarly evidence for direct and indirect effects of the infant rotavirus vaccine program in Queensland
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.rights.copyrightLambert SB, Faux CE, Hall L, et al. Early evidence for direct and indirect effects of the infant rotavirus vaccine program in Queensland. Med J Aust 2009; 191 (3): 157-160. © Copyright 2009 The Medical Journal of Australia – reproduced with permission.
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gro.griffith.authorGrimwood, Keith


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