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Patterns of rotavirus vaccine uptake and use in privately-insured US infants, 2006-2010. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Rotavirus vaccines are highly effective at preventing gastroenteritis in young children and are now universally recommended for infants in the US. We studied patterns of use of rotavirus vaccines among US infants with commercial insurance.
Catherine A Panozzo, Sylvia Becker-Dreps, Virginia Pate, Michele Jonsson Funk, Til Stürmer, David J Weber, M Alan Brookhart   +6 more
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Determinants of self-paid rotavirus vaccination status in Kanazawa, Japan, including socioeconomic factors, parents’ perception, and children’s characteristics

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background Japan’s National Immunization Program does not cover rotavirus vaccine and no government subsidies are available. This study aimed to measure the uptake of and determinants that influenced self-paid rotavirus vaccination, including ...
Megumi Hara, Rie Koshida, Kaoru Araki, Masahide Kondo, Yoshio Hirota   +4 more
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Genotype Diversity before and after the Introduction of a Rotavirus Vaccine into the National Immunisation Program in Fiji

Pathogens, 2021
The introduction of the rotavirus vaccine, Rotarix, into the Fiji National Immunisation Program in 2012 has reduced the burden of rotavirus disease and hospitalisations in children less than 5 years of age.
Sarah Thomas, Celeste M. Donato, Sokoveti Covea, Felisita T. Ratu, Adam W. J. Jenney, Rita Reyburn, Aalisha Sahu Khan, Eric Rafai, Varja Grabovac, Fatima Serhan, Julie E. Bines, Fiona M. Russell   +11 more
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Rotavirus genetic diversity, disease association, and temporal change in hospitalized rural Kenyan children [PDF]

, 2010
Background. The effectiveness of rotavirus vaccines will be dependent on the immunity conferred against prevalent and emergent variants causing severe diarrheal disease.
Abwao, John, De Beer, Mariet C., Netshifhefhe, Lufuno, Nokes, D. James, Page, Nicola, Peenze, Ina, Seheri, Mapaseka, Steele, Duncan, Williams, Thomas N.   +8 more
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Temporal decline in diarrhea episodes and mortality in Kiribati children two years following rotavirus vaccine introduction, despite high malnutrition rates: a retrospective review

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background Kiribati introduced rotavirus vaccine in 2015. To estimate the impact of rotavirus vaccine on acute gastroenteritis (AGE) and severe acute malnutrition (SAM) among children under 5 in Kiribati, a retrospective review of inpatient and ...
Jana Lai, Cattram Nguyen, Beia Tabwaia, Agnes Nikuata, Nikarawa Baueri, Eretii Timeon, Mohammed Diaaldeen, Tinai Iuta, Murat Hakan Ozturk, Aaron Moore, Alice Hall, Batmunkh Nyambat, Stephanie Davis, Ataur Rahman, Wendy Erasmus, Kimberley Fox, Fiona Russell   +16 more
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Effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination in prevention of hospital admissions for rotavirus gastroenteritis among young children in Belgium : case-control study [PDF]

, 2012
Objective : To evaluate the effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination among young children in Belgium. Design : Prospective case-control study. Setting : Random sample of 39 Belgian hospitals, February 2008 to June 2010.
A. Vergison, A.-S. Maernoudt, E. Heylen, H. Capiau, J. De Koster, J. Matthijnssens, J.-Y. Pircon, K. Van Herck, L. Verdonck, M. Azou, M. Raes, M. Soriano-Gabarro, M. Van Ranst, M. Verghote, M. Zeller, N. Meyer, null null, P. Van Damme, T. Braeckman   +18 more
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Direct and indirect effects of rotavirus vaccination: Comparing predictions from transmission dynamic models [PDF]

, 2012
Early observations from countries that have introduced rotavirus vaccination suggest that there may be indirect protection for unvaccinated individuals, but it is unclear whether these benefits will extend to the long term.
Atchison, CJ, Atkins, KE, de Blasio, BF, Edmunds, WJ, Galvani, AP, Grenfell, BT, Harris, JP, Lopman, BA, Parashar, UD, Patel, MM, Pitzer, VE, Shim, E, van Effelterre, T, Viboud, C   +13 more
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Rotavirus vaccine effectiveness and impact in Uzbekistan, the first country to introduce in central Asia

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2021
Uzbekistan, the most populous country in central Asia, was the first in the region to introduce rotavirus vaccine into its national immunization program.
Umid Eraliev, Renat Latipov, Dilorom Tursunova, Annemarie Wasley, Danni Daniels, Umed Ismoilov, Manzura Akramova, Mehri Sultanova, Dilbar Yuldashova, Bahodir Barakaev, Vazira Mutalova, Laziz Tuychiev, Erkin Musabaev, Said Sharapov, Boris Pleshkov, Dovile Videbaek, Shahin Huseynov, Kamola Safaeva, Slavica Mijatovic-Rustempasic, Michael D. Bowen, Umesh D. Parashar, Margaret M. Cortese   +21 more
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Sensitive detection systems for infectious agents in xenotransplantation*

Xenotransplantation, EarlyView., 2020
Abstract Xenotransplantation of pig cells, tissues, or organs may be associated with transmission of porcine microorganisms, first of all of viruses, to the transplant recipient, potentially inducing a disease (zoonosis). I would like to define detection systems as the complex of sample generation, sample preparation, sample origin, time of sampling ...
Joachim Denner
wiley   +1 more source

Rotavirus specific maternal antibodies and immune response to RV3-BB neonatal rotavirus vaccine in New Zealand

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2017
Background: Maternal antibodies, acquired passively via placenta and/or breast milk, may contribute to the reduced efficacy of oral rotavirus vaccines observed in children in developing countries.
Mee-Yew Chen, Carl D. Kirkwood, Julie Bines, Daniel Cowley, Daniel Pavlic, Katherine J. Lee, Francesca Orsini, Emma Watts, Graeme Barnes, Margaret Danchin   +9 more
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