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Disease: Rotavirus
Total results with these characteristics: 133
- Accelerating the Development of New Rotavirus Vaccines
This fact sheet highlights PATH's work to develop new vaccines against rotavirus, the leading cause of diarrheal disease.
Author: PATH
Published: 2009
- Acute Childhood Diarrhoea in Northern Ghana: Epidemiological, Clinical, and Microbiological Characteristics
Investigators collected stool specimens from Ghanian children with acute gastroenteritis and determined that rotavirus was the most predominant cause in urban northern Ghana. This article was published in BMC Infectious Diseases.
Author: Reither K, Ignatius R, Weitzel T, et al.
Published: 2007
- Acute Intussusception in Infants and Children. Incidence, Clinical Presentation, and Management: A Global Perspective
This report estimates the global incidence of acute intussusception, outlines clinical presentation, and offers guidelines for clinical management.
Author: World Health Organization
Published: 2002
- Advanced Immunization Management e-Learning Module: Rotavirus
The Advanced Immunization Management e-Learning tool is designed to provide comprehensive information to support immunization program managers at all stages of country-level decision-making. This module on rotavirus provides training on topics …
Author: PATH
Published: 2009
- Advanced Immunization Management e-Learning Website
Developed by PATH and Stanford University, the Advanced Immunization Management (AIM) e-Learning tool is designed to provide comprehensive information to support immunization program managers at all stages of country-level decision-making. The …
Author: PATH
Published: 2009
- African Rotavirus Surveillance Newsletter
This document, from the African Rotavirus Surveillance Network, provides an update on data generated from rotavirus surveillance at participating sites in the Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Author: World Health Organization
- An Analysis of Rotavirus Vaccine Reports to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System: More Than Intussusception Alone?
This study, published in the journal Pediatrics, reviews cases presented to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System in order to determine whether severe adverse events other than intussusception occurred after vaccination with an …
Author: Haber M, Chen R, Zanardi L, et al.
Published: 2004
- Anticipating New Vaccines in the Americas
This editorial, published in the Pan American Journal of Public Health, supports accelerated vaccine introduction and provides information on health inequities, program sustainability, and vaccine affordability.
Author: Andrus JK, Tambini G, di Fabio JL, Periago MR
Published: 2004
- Association Between Pentavalent Rotavirus Vaccine and Severe Rotavirus Diarrhea Among Children in Nicaragua
This article, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, summarizes the first study to assess the impact of rotavirus vaccination in a developing country. The authors concluded that the vaccine could have a substantial impact on …
Author: Patel M, Pedreira C, De Oliveira LH, et al.
Published: 2009
- Burden of Disease and Circulating Serotypes of Rotavirus Infection in Sub-Saharan Africa: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
To assess the potential impact of rotavirus vaccines in sub-Saharan Africa, researchers reviewed recent published data on rotavirus burden among children aged five years old and circulating serotypes in sub-Saharan Africa. Though many countries …
Author: Sanchez-Padilla E, Grais RF, Guerin PJ, et al.
Published: 2009
- Burden of Disease and Molecular Epidemiology of Group A Rotavirus Infections in India
Investigators analyzed several epidemiological studies to determine rotavirus positivity rates and genotypes of infecting rotavirus strains from various settings in India. This article was published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research.
Author: Ramani S, Kang G
Published: 2007
- Can Successful Vaccines Teach Us How to Induce Efficient Protective Immune Responses?
This article, published in Nature Medicine, reviews current successful vaccines and identifies their mechanisms of protection in the hopes of tackling the challenges posed by those infectious targets that have thus far escaped successful …
Author: Lambert PH, Liu M, Siegrist CA
Published: 2005
- Características Etiológicas, Clínicas y Sociodemográficas de la Diarrea Aguda en Venezuela
This study, published in the Pan American Journal of Public Health, conducted in four Venezuelan cities evaluated the clinical and demographic factors associated with diarrhea in hospitalized children and determined that age is a significant …
Author: Urrestarazu M, Liprandi F, Perez de Suarez E, Gonzalez R, Perez-Schael I
Published: 1999
- Clinical Consequences of Rotavirus Acute Gastroenteritis in Europe, 2004-2005: The REVEAL Study
After a multicenter study in several European countries, investigators determined that acute gastroenteritis caused by rotavirus resulted in more hospitalizations and emergency department visits than acute gastroenteritis from another cause. This …
Author: Guiaquinto C, Van Damme P, Huet F, et al.
Published: 2007
- Common Virus and Senseless Killer: Briefing Paper on Rotavirus
This briefing paper underscores the burden of rotavirus disease and highlights the promise of vaccines to combat the virus as the global health community prepares for worldwide introduction.
Author: PATH
Published: 2009
- Cost Effectiveness of Rotavirus Vaccines and Other Interventions for Diarrhoeal Diseases: Meeting Report 2006
This report from the WHO's Weekly Epidemiologic Record summarizes a meeting convened by PATH, WHO, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the economic burden of rotavirus disease and cost-effectiveness of vaccines. The …
Author: World Health Organization
Published: 2006
- Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Rotavirus Immunization Program for the United States
This review, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, analyzed the cost-effectiveness of rotavirus vaccine introduction from the perspective of health care systems and society.
Author: Tucker A, Haddix A, Bresee J, et al.
Published: 1998
- Cost-Effectiveness and Potential Impact of Rotavirus Vaccination in the United States
This study, published in the journal Pediatrics, examines the costs and benefits of routine rotavirus vaccination for infants in the US, using a hypothetical cohort of unvaccinated infants. Researchers determined that, at current prices, …
Author: Widdowson MA, Meltzer MI, Zhang X, et al.
Published: 2007
- Cost-Effectiveness of Childhood Rotavirus Vaccination in Taiwan
This paper, published in the journal Vaccine, investigates whether routine infant immunization with either currently licensed rotavirus vaccine could be cost-effective in Taiwan. The authors modeled specific disease outcomes …
Author: Wu CL, Yang YC, Huang LM, Chen KT
Published: 2009
- Cost-Effectiveness of Introducing a Rotavirus Vaccine in Developing Countries: The Case of Mexico
This study, published in BMC Infectious Diseases, developed a model to compare the cost and disease burden of rotavirus in unvaccinated children in Mexico. The study determined that it would be highly cost-effective to include rotavirus vaccine …
Author: Valencia-Mendoza A, Bertozzi SM, Gutierrez JP, Itzler R
Published: 2008
- Cost-Effectiveness of Rotavirus Vaccines
This article, published in Expert Review Pharmacoeconomics Outcomes Research, reviews economic evaluations of Rotarix® and RotaTeq® and offers suggestions for future analyses of cost-effectiveness. ABSTRACT ONLY. (Learn how users in …
Author: Walker D, Rheingans R
Published: 2005
- Costs of Community-Acquired Pediatric Rotavirus Gastroenteritis in 7 European Countries: The REVEAL Study
Investigators found that rotavirus gastroenteritis incurs considerable use of health care resources and results in substantial costs for families of patients and employers. Routine rotavirus vaccination could significantly reduce the related …
Author: Giaquinto C, Van Damme P, Huet F, Gothefors L, Van der Wielen M
Published: 2007
- Deaths From Rotavirus Disease in Bangladeshi Children: Estimates From Hospital-Based Surveillance
Researchers reviewed surveillance data collected over several years at sites in Bangladesh, determining that rotavirus was responsible for more than 30 percent of diarrheal disease infections. The review also revealed that the proportion of …
Author: Tanaka G, Faruque A, Luby S, et al.
Published: 2007
- Delayed Onset and Diminished Magnitude of Rotavirus Activity—United States, November 2007-May 2008
In June 2008, the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported that the 2007 to 2008 rotavirus season in the US recorded a lower incidence and a delay in onset as compared to the previous 15 seasons. While more epidemiologic studies are …
Author: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Published: 2008
- The Development of Live, Attenuated Rotavirus Vaccines: A Manufacturer's Resource Guide
This guide is a compilation of publicly available information about the manufacturing process of rotavirus vaccines, and aims to provide a resource for manufacturers interested in developing and registering an attenuated, oral rotavirus vaccine. …
Author: PATH and the GAVI Alliance
Published: 2006

