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Rotavirus vaccine effectiveness and impact in Uzbekistan, the first country to introduce in central Asia

open access: yesHuman 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   +21 more
doaj   +1 more source

Incidence and clinical characteristics of group A rotavirus infections among children admitted to hospital in Kilifi, Kenya [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Background Rotavirus, predominantly of group A, is a major cause of severe diarrhoea worldwide, with the greatest burden falling on young children living in less-developed countries.
Peenze, Ina   +39 more
core   +1 more source

Household Transmission of Rotavirus in a Community with Rotavirus Vaccination in Quininde, Ecuador [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background: We studied the transmission of rotavirus infection in households in peri-urban Ecuador in the vaccination era. Methods: Stool samples were collected from household contacts of child rotavirus cases, diarrhea controls and healthy controls ...
Martha Chico   +67 more
core   +2 more sources

Awareness and acceptability of rotavirus vaccine among mothers of under-five children attending children outpatient clinic of ekiti state university teaching hospital

open access: yesNigerian 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   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rotavirus genetic diversity, disease association, and temporal change in hospitalized rural Kenyan children [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Background. The effectiveness of rotavirus vaccines will be dependent on the immunity conferred against prevalent and emergent variants causing severe diarrheal disease.
Peenze, Ina   +19 more
core   +1 more source

Rotavirus gastroenteritis in children hospitalized in northeastern Poland in 2006–2020: Severity, seasonal trends, and impact of immunization

open access: yesInternational 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yesHuman 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   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Maternal and Infant Histo-Blood Group Antigen (HBGA) Profiles and Their Influence on Oral Rotavirus Vaccine (RotarixTM) Immunogenicity among Infants in Zambia

open access: yesVaccines, 2023
Live-attenuated, oral rotavirus vaccines have significantly reduced rotavirus-associated diarrhoea morbidity and infant mortality. However, vaccine immunogenicity is diminished in low-income countries.
Adriace Chauwa   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rotavirus vaccine and health-care utilization for rotavirus gastroenteritis in Tsu City, Japan

open access: yesWestern Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2016
Background: Rotavirus vaccines were introduced in Japan in November 2011. We evaluated the subsequent reduction of the health-care burden of rotavirus gastroenteritis.
Kazutoyo Asada   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bivalent rotavirus VP4∗ stimulates protective antibodies against common genotypes of human rotaviruses

open access: yesiScience, 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   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

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