Rotavirus Infection in Children <5 Years of Age in Suzhou, China, 2013-2019: Disease Burden, Genotype Distribution and Seasonality.

"The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose."

"The authors express our gratitude to all children and their parents or guardians who have participated in this study, as well as the staff of Suzhou University Affiliated Children’s Hospital and Suzhou Centers for Disease Control and Prevention involved in testing specimens. The authors appreciate Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp for supported in part by a research grant from Investigator-Initiated Studies Program of it. The authors express our gratitude to all children and their parents or guardians who have participated in this study, as well as the staff of Suzhou University Affiliated Children’s Hospital and Suzhou Centers for Disease Control and Prevention involved in testing specimens. The authors appreciate Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp for supported in part by a research grant from Investigator-Initiated Studies Program of it. This study was sponsored by Fudan University. Funding was provided by the Shanghai New Three-year Action Plan for Public Health (Grand No. GWV-10.1-XK16) and A Merck MISP Grant (No. 59169)."