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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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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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Rotaviruses and Rotavirus Vaccines [PDF]

Pathogens, 2021
Group A rotaviruses belong to the Reoviridae virus family and are classified into G and P genotypes based on the outer capsid proteins VP7 and VP4, respectively [...]
Celeste M. Donato, Julie E. Bines
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Awareness and acceptability of rotavirus vaccine among mothers of under-five children attending children outpatient clinic of ekiti state university teaching hospital

Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 2020
Background: Diarrhoea diseases remain a major contributor to infant and under-five morbidity and mortality, particularly in developing countries. Administration of the rotavirus vaccine is one of the effective measures to prevent acute and severe forms ...
A O Babatola, T O Ojo, E O Ogundare, A B Ajite, I O Oluwayemi, I Wuraola, J O Fadare, O S Olatunya   +7 more
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Rotavirus gastroenteritis in children hospitalized in northeastern Poland in 2006–2020: Severity, seasonal trends, and impact of immunization

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021
Objectives: The introduction of the rotavirus vaccine in 2006 significantly reduced childhood incidence of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) worldwide. The rotavirus vaccine was included in Poland’s national immunization program in 2021.
Kacper Toczylowski, Katarzyna Jackowska, Dawid Lewandowski, Sandra Kurylonek, Marlena Waszkiewicz-Stojda, Artur Sulik   +5 more
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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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Bivalent rotavirus VP4∗ stimulates protective antibodies against common genotypes of human rotaviruses

iScience, 2022
Summary: Non-replicating rotavirus vaccines are an alternative strategy to improve the efficacy and safety of rotavirus vaccines. The spike protein VP4, which could be enzymatically cleaved into VP8∗ and VP5∗, is an ideal target for the development of ...
Guoxing Luo, Yuanjun Zeng, Han Yang, Yijian Li, Lianwei Yang, Cao Li, Feibo Song, Shiyin Zhang, Tingdong Li, Shengxiang Ge, Jun Zhang, Ningshao Xia   +11 more
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Rotaviruses and rotavirus vaccines [PDF]

British Medical Bulletin, 2009
Rotaviruses (RVs) are an important cause of acute gastroenteritis in infants and young children worldwide, resulting in more than 600 000 deaths per annum, mainly in developing countries. Since the 1980s, there has been intensive research on the development of RV vaccine candidates, and since 2006 two vaccines have been licensed in many countries.The ...
Desselberger, Ulrich, Manktelow, Emily, Li, Wilson, Cheung, Winsome, Iturriza-Gómara, Miren, Gray, Jim   +5 more
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Effectiveness of rotavirus vaccine in the prevention of diarrhoeal diseases among children under age five years in Kavango East and West Regions, Namibia

Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2021
Background: Diarrheal diseases due to rotavirus infection contribute greatly to morbidity and mortality rates of babies and young children in many developing countries.
Emmanuel Magesa, Marian Sankombo, Fillipine Nakakuwa   +2 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
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