TROVE - Case control study of rotavirus vaccine effectiveness in the NT | Menzies School of Health Research

TROVE - Case control study of rotavirus vaccine effectiveness in the NT

Project manager: Assoc Prof Ross Andrews
Project start/finish dates: 2005 - 2009
For more information about this project please contact:

Margaret.Landrigan@menzies.edu.au

Almost 1 out of 5 children in remote Aboriginal communities are hospitalised with diarrhoea caused by rotavirus. This study will evaluate the impact of rotavirus vaccination in preventing these hospitalisations. In addition to making sure that vaccination works and that those at highest risk are receiving the benefits, it will assess the indirect impact against other causes of diarrhoea providing critical information relevant to the vaccine's broader introduction in developing country settings.

PO Box 41096, Casuarina NT 0811, Australia | John Mathews Building (Bldg 58), Royal Darwin Hospital Campus, Rocklands Dve, Casuarina NT 0810 | T: 08 8922 8196 | F: 08 8927 5187 | ABN: 70 413 542 847