A safe and effective rotavirus vaccine is urgently needed, particularly in developing
countries. Critical to vaccine development and implementation is a knowledge base …

The development of rotavirus vaccines that are based on heterotypic or serotype-specific
immunity has prompted many countries to establish programs to assess the disease burden …

Rotavirus is responsible for more than half a million deaths among infants and young
children worldwide each year; many of these deaths could be prevented by widespread use …

Rotavirus infection is associated with 150,000–200,000 deaths annually in Africa. Although
the withdrawal of the RotaShield® vaccine has been a major setback in rotavirus vaccine …

Genotyping of human rotaviruses was performed on 312 rotavirus-positive samples
collected from 2,205 young children with diarrhea in the Upper East District of Ghana, a rural …

Background: The African Rotavirus Surveillance Network has been detecting and
documenting rotavirus genotypes in the subcontinent since 1998, largely based on …

Group A rotaviruses (RVs) are the most important cause of acute viral gastroenteritis in
infants and young children. In this study raw and treated drinking water supplies at plants in …

Rotavirus is a major cause of severe gastroenteritis in children< 5 years of age worldwide,
and two, live attenuated rotavirus vaccines are globally available. As rotavirus vaccines are …

Viral gastrointestinal infections are among the most important causes of childhood morbidity
and mortality, especially in non‐industrialized countries. The objective of this study was the …

Group A rotaviruses (RVAs) are the most important etiological agent of acute gastroenteritis
in children< 5 years of age worldwide. The monovalent rotavirus vaccine Rotarix was …