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 effectiveness of rotavirus vaccines, and lists countries that have introduced rotavirus vaccines into their national immunization programs.

Author(s): PATH

Published: 2012

Resource types: PATH resource; Fact sheet

Diseases: Rotavirus

Topics: Disease/vaccine specific information

Regions: Asia