Volume 9, Number 5—May 2003
Research
Global Illness and Deaths Caused by Rotavirus Disease in Children
Umesh D. Parashar*
, Erik G. Hummelman*, Joseph S. Bresee*, Mark A. Miller†, and Roger I. Glass*
, Erik G. Hummelman*, Joseph S. Bresee*, Mark A. Miller†, and Roger I. Glass*
Table 4
Annual global illness incidence from rotavirus disease among children <5 years age, by setting
| No. (range) of episodes of rotavirus disease (x1,000) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Setting | Developing countries | Industrialized countries | Total |
| Home | 104,280 (51,496–157,063) | 7,122 (2,123–17,881) | 111,402 (53,619–174,946) |
| Outpatient | 23,233 (18,537–27,188) | 1,781 (708–3,576) | 25,017 (19,245–30,764) |
| Inpatient | 1,920 (1,551–2,596) | 223 (142–358) | 2,143 (1,693–2,954) |
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