Countries in Africa have begun introducing rotavirus vaccines in their national immunization
programs, and wide-scale rollout across the continent is expected during the next few years …

On 5 June 2009, the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization of the World
Health Organization (WHO) recommended that rotavirus vaccines be included in the …

Global data suggest that currently licensed rotavirus vaccines are associated with a small
risk of intussusception, primarily shortly after the first dose of vaccine, in some settings …

Background A low-level risk of intussusception following rotavirus vaccination has been
observed in some settings and may vary by vaccine type. We examined the association …

Background: In 2011, Sudan became the first low-income country in Africa to introduce a
rotavirus vaccine. Prevaccine baseline data on rotavirus disease burden are crucial for …

Rotavirus (RV) is the leading cause of severe gastroenteritis (GE) among infants and young
children worldwide, accounting for 453,000 deaths in children aged< 5 years. In Latin …

Background Monovalent rotavirus vaccine (RV1) was introduced in Tanzania in January
2013 under the Reach Every Child initiative, to be given at ages 6 and 10 weeks. We used …

Background Postlicensure studies have shown an association between rotavirus
vaccination and intussusception. We assessed the risk of intussusception associated with …

Abstract The 7th African Rotavirus Symposium was held in Cape Town, South Africa, on the
8th November 2012 as a Satellite Symposium at the First International African Vaccinology …

Background Postlicensure evaluations have identified an association between rotavirus
vaccination and intussusception in several high-and middle-income countries. We assessed …