Flooding on 1 of the Solomon Islands precipitated a nationwide epidemic of diarrhea that spread to regions unaffected by flooding and caused >6,000 cases and 27 deaths. Rotavirus was identified in 38% of case-patients in the city with the most flooding. Outbreak potential related to weather reinforces the need for global rotavirus vaccination.
Ahead of Print -Increased Rotavirus Prevalence in Diarrheal Outbreak Precipitated by Localized Flooding, Solomon Islands, 2014 - Volume 22, Number 5—May 2016 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC
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