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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

