Biennial Pattern of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis in The Netherlands and a Shifting Age Distribution After a Low Rotavirus Season, 2010-2016

Janneke D M Verberk; Roan Pijnacker; Patricia Bruijning-Verhagen; Eelco Franz; Harry Vennema; Mariëtte Hooiveld; Susan J M Hahné; Hester E de Melker

doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000001880

Biennial Pattern of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis in The Netherlands and a Shifting Age Distribution After a Low Rotavirus Season, 2010-2016

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2018 Sep;37(9):e248-e250. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001880.

Authors

Janneke D M Verberk¹, Roan Pijnacker^{1

2}, Patricia Bruijning-Verhagen^{1

3}, Eelco Franz¹, Harry Vennema⁴, Mariëtte Hooiveld^{1

5}, Susan J M Hahné¹, Hester E de Melker¹

Affiliations

¹ From the Centre for Infectious Disease Control, Department Epidemiology and Surveillance, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands.
² European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden.
³ Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, Department of Epidemiology University Medical Centre Utrecht.
⁴ Centre for Infectious Disease Control, Department Research Infectious Disease Diagnostics and Screening, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands.
⁵ NIVEL Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Department Primary Care Database, Utrecht, the Netherlands.

PMID: 29278607
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001880

Abstract

A hyperendemic rotavirus season was expected after a low-endemic 2014 season in the Netherlands. Rotavirus detections were however similar in 2015 and lower in 2016 compared with 2010-2013. Gastroenteritis consultation rates were also similar in 2015, but the age distribution shifted to older children because of an accumulation of noninfected children. Results indicate a possible shift to a biennial rotavirus pattern.

MeSH terms

Age Distribution
Child, Preschool
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Diarrhea / virology
Enterovirus Infections / epidemiology
Female
Gastroenteritis / epidemiology*
Gastroenteritis / virology
Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Infant
Male
Netherlands / epidemiology
Rotavirus
Rotavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Seasons*