The health and economic impact of acute gastroenteritis in Belgium, 2010-2014

Abstract: Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) remains a common condition in both low-and high-income countries. In Belgium, however, there is currently a lack of information on the societal health and economic impact of AGE. We conducted a retrospective study using mortality and causeof- death data, hospital data, primary care data, health interview survey data and other published data. We estimated the burden of illness during a 5-year period (2010-2014) in Belgium in terms of deaths, patients admitted to hospitals, patients consulting their general practitioner (GP) and cases occurring in the commun... Mehr ...