Rotavirus Mortality Confirmed by Etiologic Identification in Venezuelan Children With Diarrhea

Abstract

For Venezuela, it is estimated that approximately 300 children <5 years of age die of rotavirus each year, which means that 1 in 1800 children die by the age of 5. Rotavirus was found to be the main cause of death due to diarrhea, which supports previous estimations. This is the first study to present data of cause-specific mortality due to diarrhea based on hospital surveillance of diarrhea etiologies.