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

Acute gastroenteritis is one of the most common diseases in humans worldwide. Viruses are
recognized as important causes of this disease, particularly in children. Since the Norwalk …

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 …

This text, the second of 2 volumes comprising contributions from 224 individuals in 10
countries, discusses infectious diseases of childhood according to specific microorganisms …

Temporal and spatial fluctuations in the genotype distribution of human rotaviruses are
continuously observed in surveillance studies. New genotypes, such as G9 and G12, have …

ABSTRACT G12 rotaviruses were first detected in diarrheic children in the Philippines in
1987, but no further cases were reported until 1998. However, G12 rotaviruses have been …

EuroRotaNet, a laboratory network, was established in order to determine the diversity of co-
circulating rotavirus strains in Europe over three or more rotavirus seasons from 2006/2007 …

The G and P genotypes of 3,601 rotavirus strains collected in the United Kingdom between
1995 and 1999 were determined (M. Iturriza-Gómara et al., J. Clin. Microbiol. 38: 4394 …

Acute gastroenteritis is a major source of morbidity and mortality among young children in
developed and developing countries. Enteropathogenic viruses are regarded as particularly …

While the vast majority of our food supplies are nutritious and safe, foodborne pathogen-
related illness still affects millions of people each year. Large outbreaks of foodborne …