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Histo–Blood Group Antigen Phenotype Determines Susceptibility to Genotype-Specific Rotavirus Infections and Impacts Measures of Rotavirus Vaccine Efficacy

open access: yesJournal of Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background Lewis and secretor histo–blood group antigens (HBGAs) have been associated with decreased susceptibility to P[8] genotype rotavirus (RV) infections.
Benjamin Lee   +16 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Impact and effectiveness of pentavalent rotavirus vaccine in children <5 years of age in Burkina Faso

open access: yesVaccine, 2017
Background: Burkina Faso was one of the first African nations to introduce pentavalent rotavirus vaccine (RV5, RotaTeq) into its national immunization program in October 2013.
I. Bonkoungou   +18 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The role of the cell-mediated immune response to rotavirus infection [PDF]

open access: yes
The objective. of this project was to determine the protein specificity of the cytotoxic T- lymphocyte (CTL) response to rotavirus infection in mice and to assess the rotavirus serotype/strain independent nature of this response. Previous work,
Heath, Richard Rhead
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Burden of disease and circulating serotypes of rotavirus infection in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis.

open access: yes, 2009
Two new rotavirus vaccines have recently been licensed in many countries. However, their efficacy has only been shown against certain serotypes commonly circulating in Europe, North America, and Latin America, but thought to be globally important.
Guerin, Philippe J   +11 more
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Secretor and Salivary ABO Blood Group Antigen Status Predict Rotavirus Vaccine Take in Infants

open access: yesJournal of Infectious Diseases, 2017
Histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs) expressed on enterocytes are proposed receptors for rotaviruses and can be measured in saliva. Among 181 Pakistani infants in a G1P[8] rotavirus vaccine trial who were seronegative at baseline, anti-rotavirus ...
Duncan Steele
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Why does the world need another rotavirus vaccine?

open access: yes, 2008
Richard L Ward1, Monica M McNeal1, A Duncan Steele21Division of Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati Children&rsquo;s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA; 2Initiative for Vaccine Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandAbstract: A
Richard L Ward   +2 more
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New vaccine adoption: qualitative study of national decision-making processes in seven low- and middle-income countries. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
As more new and improved vaccines become available, decisions on which to adopt into routine programmes become more frequent and complex. This qualitative study aimed to explore processes of national decision-making around new vaccine adoption and to ...
Chavez, E   +13 more
core   +1 more source

Hospital-Based Surveillance and Molecular Epidemiology of Rotavirus Infection in Taiwan, 2005-2007

open access: yes, 2010
To determine the distribution of rotavirus strains and facilitate vaccine policy decisions in Taiwan, active hospital-based gastroenteritis surveillance was conducted in three sentinel hospitals.
CHEN, PEI-JER;YANG, CHEN-FU;YANG, CHEN -FU   +1 more
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Vaccine [PDF]

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Background:Rotavirus vaccination has reduced diarrhoeal morbidity and mortality globally. The monovalent rotavirus vaccine was introduced into the public immunization program in South Africa (SA) in 2009 and led to approximately 50% reduction in ...

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