ArticleTropical medicine and health2026
Incidence and aetiology of diarrhoeal disease among children under five years in the post-rotavirus vaccine introduction era in Manhiça District, Mozambique.
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backgroundDiarrhoea remains a major cause of death in children under five, despite the global decline in hospitalisations following the widespread introduction of rotavirus vaccines . As rotavirus-associated disease declines, it is important to identify other diarrhoea associated pathogens, although post-vaccine data remain limited in Mozambique. This study aimed to estimate the incidence and determine the aetiology of Moderate-to-Severe Diarrhoea (MSD) and Less Severe Diarrhoea (LSD) among children under five, post-rotavirus vaccine introduction in Manhiça District, a rural setting in Mozambique.
methodsWe estimated the incidence of diarrhoea using data from the morbidity surveillance and pathogen-attributable fractions based on analysis of stool specimens collected in a case-control study.
resultsThe overall incidence of MSD was 5.6 cases per 1,000 child-years at risk (CYAR), with the highest rate observed among infants aged 0-11 months (15.5 per 1,000 CYAR) with a declining trend over time. LSD incidence was approximately 20 times higher than MSD incidence (119.7 per 1,000 CYAR), peaking among children aged 12-23 months (232.9 per 1,000 CYAR). Rotavirus remained the leading cause of both MSD and LSD among infants aged 0-11 months, while other important pathogens associated with LSD in this age group included sapovirus and Cryptosporidium spp. Among children aged 12-23 months, enteroaggregative Escherichia coli and adenovirus 40/41 were the major contributors to MSD.
conclusionsOur findings highlight that rotavirus remains an important diarrhoea aetiology among infants and demonstrate changes on diarrhoea aetiologies post-rotavirus vaccine introduction; reinforcing the need for continued surveillance to better inform control and prevention strategies.
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