This supplemental issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases provides a significant contribution to the understanding of rotavirus disease burden and the impact of rotavirus vaccines. The supplement contains articles on rotavirus incidence data from around the world, strain diversity, the need for continued disease surveillance, and vaccine cost-effectiveness. ABSTRACTS ONLY. (Learn how users in developing countries can gain free access to journal articles.)

Author(s): Widdowson MA, Steele D, Parashar U, eds.

Published: 2009

Resource types: Peer-reviewed journal

Diseases: Rotavirus

Topics: Service delivery; Immunization financing; Disease burden and surveillance; Vaccine safety; Disease/vaccine specific information

Regions: Global