Sustained decline in acute gastroenteritis-associated hospitalizations and outpatient visits among American Indian/ Alaska native children after rotavirus vaccine introduction, 2001–2014

Abstract

We examined the uptake of rotavirus vaccine and compared trends in acute gastroenteritis (AGE)-associated hospitalizations and outpatient visits among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children aged <5 years before and after introduction of the rotavirus vaccine. The rates of AGE-associated hospitalization and outpatient visits among AI/AN children remained below prevaccine levels.