Rotavirus is the leading cause of severe childhood gastroenteritis. Each year, rotavirus is
responsible for about 25 million clinic visits, two million hospital admissions, and 180 000 …

Background. Estimates of the risk of intussusception (IS) associated with currently licensed
rotavirus vaccines (RV1 [Rotarix; GSK] and RV5 [RotaTeq; Merck]) diverge …

Background In 2006, Brazil began routine immunization of infants< 15 wk of age with a
single-strain rotavirus vaccine. We evaluated whether the rotavirus vaccination program was …

Each novel vaccine candidate needs to be evaluated for safety, immunogenicity, and
protective efficacy in humans before it is licensed for use. After initial safety evaluation in …

Group A rotavirus (RV) strains are a major cause of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in infants
and young children worldwide [1]. RV disease accounts for more than one-third of all …

The World Health Organization estimates that rotavirus diarrhea results in approximately half
a million deaths and approximately 2.4 million hospitalizations in developing countries each …

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Rotaviruses (RVs) are a large genetically diverse population of segmented double-stranded
(ds) RNA viruses that are important causes of gastroenteritis in many animal species. The …

Oral vaccines, whether living or non-living, viral or bacterial, elicit diminished immune
responses or have lower efficacy in developing countries than in developed countries. Here …

Severe rotavirus diarrhea in children< 5 years of age is a major public health problem;
however, limited regional and country specific data on rotavirus disease burden are …