Background: Rotavirus is the leading cause of vaccine-preventable diarrhea among children
under 5 globally. Rotavirus vaccination has been shown to prevent severe rotavirus …

Importance Rotavirus infection is the global leading cause of diarrhea-associated morbidity
and mortality among children younger than 5 years. Objectives To examine the extent of …

ABSTRACT Background: Of the 215,000 global deaths from rotavirus estimated in 2013,
41% occur in Asian countries. However, despite a recommendation for global rotavirus …

Background Two types of rotavirus vaccines (RVs), Rotarix (RV1) and RotaTeq (RV5), were
licensed as optional vaccines in 2012 and became part of the National Immunization …

Background Since 2006, more than 100 countries have introduced rotavirus vaccine into
their immunization programs. We reviewed published data on relative reductions of rotavirus …

Background Diarrhea mortality remains a leading cause of child death and rotavirus vaccine
an effective tool for preventing severe rotavirus diarrhea. New data suggest vaccine efficacy …

Background: Rotavirus is the leading cause of severe diarrhea worldwide in young children.
Although rotavirus vaccine efficacy is high in developed countries, efficacy is lower in …

In 2006, 2 rotavirus vaccines were licensed. We summarize the impact of rotavirus
vaccination on hospitalizations and deaths from rotavirus and all-cause acute gastroenteritis …

Rotavirus vaccines have been introduced into over 95 countries globally and demonstrate
substantial impact in reducing diarrheal mortality and diarrheal hospitalizations in young …

OBJECTIVES: To examine reductions in diarrhea-associated health care utilization after
rotavirus vaccine implementation and to assess direct and indirect effectiveness of …