Rotavirus Genotype Data from 40 Countries, Weighted by Disease Burden

More than 16,000 rotavirus isolates from children under five hospitalized with acute watery diarrhea are included in this dataset. The data originates from 40 countries participating in the Global Rotavirus Surveillance Network. Country results are weighted by their estimated rotavirus disease burden to estimate regional genotype distributions.

Use Cases

• Analyze shifts in rotavirus genotype prevalence based on vaccine introduction timing.
• Estimate regional genotype distributions based on weighted disease burden data.
• Study the genetic landscape of rotavirus in pediatric populations under five years old.

Strengths

• Contains genotype data from more than 16,000 rotavirus isolates.
• Data is weighted by estimated rotavirus disease burden for regional analysis.
• Sourced from a global surveillance network across 40 countries.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the convenience sampling method.

Provenance

Source

Global Rotavirus Surveillance Network via figshare.

Collection Method

Convenience sample of children under five hospitalized with acute watery diarrhea who tested positive for rotavirus.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 10:17:13; freshness should be verified.

Geography

40 countries globally.