Rotavirus infection

SE Crawford, S Ramani, JE Tate… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Rotavirus infections are a leading cause of severe, dehydrating gastroenteritis in children< 5
years of age. Despite the global introduction of vaccinations for rotavirus over a decade ago …

Viral gastroenteritis

K Bányai, MK Estes, V Martella, UD Parashar - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Enteric viruses, particularly rotaviruses and noroviruses, are a leading cause of
gastroenteritis worldwide. Rotaviruses primarily affect young children, accounting for almost …

Hand, foot, and mouth disease in China, 2008–12: an epidemiological study

W Xing, Q Liao, C Viboud, J Zhang, J Sun… - The Lancet infectious …, 2014 - thelancet.com
Background Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a common childhood illness caused by
enteroviruses. Increasingly, the disease has a substantial burden throughout east and …

Lives saved with vaccination for 10 pathogens across 112 countries in a pre-COVID-19 world

J Toor, S Echeverria-Londono, X Li, K Abbas… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Background: Vaccination is one of the most effective public health interventions. We
investigate the impact of vaccination activities for Haemophilus influenzae type b, hepatitis …

[HTML][HTML] Rotaviruses

U Desselberger - Virus research, 2014 - Elsevier
Recent advances of rotavirus (RV) basic and applied research are reviewed. They consist of
determination of the RV particle structure and functions of structural proteins, classification …

2008 estimate of worldwide rotavirus-associated mortality in children younger than 5 years before the introduction of universal rotavirus vaccination programmes: a …

JE Tate, AH Burton, C Boschi-Pinto… - The Lancet infectious …, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background WHO recommends routine use of rotavirus vaccines in all countries, particularly
in those with high mortality attributable to diarrhoeal diseases. To establish the burden of life …

Research Article (New England Journal of Medicine) Effect of human rotavirus vaccine on severe diarrhea in African infants

SA Madhi, NA Cunliffe, D Steele, D Witte, M Kirsten… - Malawi Medical …, 2016 - ajol.info
Background: Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe gastroenteritis among young
children worldwide. Data are needed to assess the efficacy of the rotavirus vaccine in …

[HTML][HTML] Safety and efficacy of a pentavalent human–bovine (WC3) reassortant rotavirus vaccine

T Vesikari, DO Matson, P Dennehy… - … England Journal of …, 2006 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Rotavirus is a leading cause of childhood gastroenteritis and death worldwide.
Methods We studied healthy infants approximately 6 to 12 weeks old who were randomly …

Safety and efficacy of an attenuated vaccine against severe rotavirus gastroenteritis

GM Ruiz-Palacios, I Pérez-Schael… - … England Journal of …, 2006 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The safety and efficacy of an attenuated G1P [8] human rotavirus (HRV) vaccine
were tested in a randomized, double-blind, phase 3 trial. Methods We studied 63,225 …

Systematic review of regional and temporal trends in global rotavirus strain diversity in the pre rotavirus vaccine era: insights for understanding the impact of rotavirus …

K Bányai, B László, J Duque, AD Steele, EAS Nelson… - Vaccine, 2012 - Elsevier
Recently, two rotavirus vaccines have been recommended for routine immunization of
infants worldwide. These vaccines proved efficacious during clinical trials and field use in …