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Disease: Rotavirus

Total results with these characteristics: 205

Risk of Intussusception Following Administration of a Pentavalent Rotavirus Vaccine in US Infants

This article, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, reports on a study that examined the rates of intussusception in  infants in the United States during the 1- to 7-day and 1- to 30-day windows following vaccination …

Author: Shui IM, Baggs J, Patel M, et al.

Published: 2012

RotaFlash News Alert

These alerts are distributed periodically via email to provide information on breaking news related to rotavirus disease and vaccines and to provide the latest news on progress made by PATH and its partners toward increasing global access to …

Author: PATH

Rotarix®

This presentation from the Director of Worldwide Medical Affairs, GlaxoSmithKline, provides a profile of Rotarix® and describes its potential value.

Author: De Vos B

Published: 2005

Rotarix®

This fact sheet provides information on Rotarix®, GlaxoSmithKline's live, oral rotavirus vaccine. The document includes information on clinical studies, safety data, and intended use of the vaccine.

Author: GlaxoSmithKline

Published: 2008

Rotarix® International Data Sheet

This informational sheet contains prescription information for administration of Rotarix® vaccine.

Author: GlaxoSmithKline

Published: 2004

RotaShield® Vaccine and Intussusception Q&A

This fact sheet was developed to answer common questions about RotaShield® and the decision of the US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to suspend its recommendation for use.

Author: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Published: 2004

RotaTeq®

This fact sheet provides information on Merck's live, oral, pentavalent rotavirus vaccine, Rotateq®, including information on clinical studies and safety data, as well as directions for administration.

Author: Merck & Co., Inc.

Published: 2007

Rotavirus

This web page provides general information from WHO on rotavirus disease and the development of rotavirus vaccines. Related activities of WHO and its partners are also highlighted.

Author: World Health Organization

Rotavirus

This web page provides general information about rotavirus from the CDC, including details on US and global surveillance, reports on currently available vaccines against rotavirus, and links to articles and news about rotavirus.

Author: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Rotavirus - Fact Sheet for Parents

This fact sheet provides information about rotavirus symptoms and vaccine safety as well as childhood rotavirus vaccination.

Author: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Published: 2011

Rotavirus and Severe Childhood Diarrhea

Study authors reviewed literature on hospitalizations related to severe diarrhea and rotavirus and found that, while diarrheal disease incidence has reduced in recent years, due in part to improved hygiene practices, incidence of rotavirus infection …

Author: Parashar UD, Gibson CJ, Bresee JS, Glass RI

Published: 2006

Rotavirus Disease

This fact sheet provides an overview of rotavirus disease and prevention strategies, with a focus on vaccines. It includes information about the countries that have already introduced rotavirus vaccines and their impact on child health, as well as …

Author: GAVI Alliance

Published: 2012

Rotavirus Disease and Vaccines in Africa

This fact sheet provides an overview of rotavirus disease and vaccines in Africa. It includes information about the tremendous burden of rotavirus diarrhea in African children, rotavirus diarrhea treatment and prevention strategies, and the …

Author: PATH

Published: 2012

Rotavirus Disease and Vaccines in Asia

This fact sheet provides an overview of rotavirus disease and vaccines in Asia. It includes information about the tremendous burden of rotavirus diarrhea in Asian children, rotavirus diarrhea treatment and prevention strategies, and the …

Author: PATH

Published: 2012

Rotavirus Disease and Vaccines in Ghana

This fact sheet provides an overview of rotavirus disease and vaccines in Ghana. It includes information about the tremendous burden of rotavirus diarrhea in Ghanaian children, rotavirus diarrhea treatment and prevention strategies, and the …

Author: PATH

Published: 2013

Rotavirus Disease and Vaccines in Malawi

This fact sheet provides an overview of rotavirus disease and vaccines in Malawi. It includes information about the tremendous burden of rotavirus diarrhea in Malawian children, rotavirus diarrhea treatment and prevention strategies, and the …

Author: PATH

Published: 2012

Rotavirus Disease and Vaccines in Tanzania

This fact sheet provides an overview of rotavirus disease and vaccines in Tanzania. It includes information about: the tremendous burden of rotavirus diarrhea in Tanzanian children; rotavirus diarrhea treatment and prevention strategies; the …

Author: PATH

Published: 2012

Rotavirus Disease in Uzbekistan: Cost-Effectiveness of a New Vaccine

Investigators estimated the costs related to rotavirus disease in Uzbekistan and determined that a vaccine would be cost-effective, while also drastically reducing hospitalizations and deaths. This article was published in the journal Vaccine.

Author: Isakbaeva E, Musabaevc E, Antil L, et al.

Published: 2007

Rotavirus Disease in Young Children From Hanoi, Vietnam

Researchers concluded that rotavirus contributed significantly to the number of acute diarrhea cases of hospitalized children and that implementing routine vaccination may be warranted. This article was published in Pediatric Infectious Disease …

Author: Bodhidatta L, Lan NT, Hien BT, et al.

Published: 2007

Rotavirus Epidemiology: The Asian Rotavirus Surveillance Network

This article, published in the journal Vaccine, summarizes the activities of the Asian Rotavirus Surveillance Network, including disease burden data collection and economic cost-effectiveness studies.

Author: Nelson EAS, Bresee JS, Parashar UD, Widdowson M-A, Glass RI

Published: 2008

Rotavirus Fast Facts

Rotavirus facts and resources for parents, presented in English and Spanish.

Author: National Healthy Mothers, Health Babies Coalition

Rotavirus Immunoglobulin A Responses Stimulated by Each of 3 Doses of a Quadrivalent Human/Bovine Reassortant Rotavirus Vaccine

This study, published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, evaluated the immunogenicity of a three-dose rotavirus vaccine.

Author: Ward R, Bernstein D, Smith V, et al.

Published: 2004

Rotavirus in Asia: Updates on Disease Burden, Genotypes, and Vaccine Introduction

This special edition of the journal Vaccine broadens understanding of rotavirus disease burden, which is responsible for almost half of acute diarrhea hospitalizations among Asian children under five. In addition to documenting rotavirus …

Author: Nelson AS, Widdowson MA, Kilgore PE, Steele D, Parashar U, eds.

Published: 2009

Rotavirus Infection Among Infants and Young Children in Chennai, South India

This study, published in the Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, identified prominent rotavirus strains in South India.

Author: Saravanan P, Ananthan S, Ananthasubramanian M

Published: 2004

Rotavirus Infection in Africa: Epidemiology, Burden of Disease, and Strain Diversity

This supplemental issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases illustrates the continued expansion of knowledge on rotavirus circulation, strain diversity, and disease patterns in Africa. The supplement contains articles on regional perspectives from …

Author: Steele AD, Armah GE, Page NA, Cunliffe NA, eds.

Published: 2010