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ArticlePloS one2018

The incidence of medically-attended norovirus gastro-enteritis in Japan: Modelling using a medical care insurance claims database.

Chia-Hsien Chang, Motonobu Sakaguchi, John Weil, Thomas Verstraeten

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Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Burden of Norovirus in the United States, as Estimated Based on Administrative Data: Updates for Medically Attended Illness and Mortality, 2001-2015.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Chia-Hsien ChangGlobal Patient Safety Evaluation Japan, Takeda Development Center Japan, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Osaka, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-6988-7944
Motonobu SakaguchiGlobal Patient Safety Evaluation Japan, Takeda Development Center Japan, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Osaka, Japan.
John WeilTakeda Pharmaceuticals International AG, Zurich, Switzerland.
Thomas VerstraetenP95 Pharmacovigilance and Epidemiology, Heverlee, Belgium.
Takeda (Japan) · JPTakeda (Switzerland) · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe burden of medically-attended acute gastro-enteritis (MA-AGE) that can be attributed to norovirus is not well established in Japan. Using a nationwide database of medical care insurance claims, we estimated the incidence of medically-attended norovirus-attributable gastroenteritis (MA-NGE) in Japan.

methodsThe incidences of MA-NGE outpatient consultations or hospitalization in Japan were modelled on seasonal patterns of MA-AGE for unspecified causes derived from the Japan Medical Data Center (JMDC) database for the period July 2007 to June 2015.

resultsMean age-adjusted annual incidence rates (per 10,000 person-years) of MA-NGE associated with outpatient care or hospitalization were 389 (95% CI 269-558) and 13 (95% CI 9-20), respectively. Highest rates were in children under 5 years of age: 1,569 (95% CI 1,325-1,792) for outpatient consultations and 48 (95% CI 39-56) for hospitalizations. Of all gastroenteritis episodes associated with outpatient care or hospitalization, 29% and 31% were attributed to norovirus, respectively. Norovirus was estimated to be responsible for 4,964,000 outpatient visits (95% CI 3,435,000-7,123,000) and 171,000 hospitalizations (95% CI 110,000-251,000) per year across Japan.

conclusionsIncidence rates of MA-AGE are high in Japan, and norovirus-attributable disease is at least as high as in some other developed countries.

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Databases, FactualAdolescentAdultAgedCaliciviridae InfectionsChildChild, PreschoolFemaleGastroenteritisHospitalizationHumansIncidenceInfantInfant, NewbornInsuranceJapan

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PMID29601600
PMCPMC5877878
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