Regional aspects of rotavirus infection in infants: Clinical and epidemiological rationale for vaccination
The author analyzes the incidence rates of enteric infections in the infants of the Orenburg Region in the period 2008-2012. Rotavirus gastroenteritis occupies a top place in the pattern of verified enteric infections in infants less than 2 years; their proportion is as high as 56% in different years. The epidemic process activity in rotavirus infection is maintained due to the pediatric population whose proportion in the age pattern of morbidity was 67% in Orenburg in 2012. The involvement of infants in the epidemic process necessitates rotavirus infection monitoring and specific prevention.