Update on rotavirus vaccines

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2005 Nov;24(11):947-52. doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000186295.18969.e6.

Abstract

Rotavirus was discovered in 1973, and 10 years later the first report of a rotavirus vaccine clinical trial appeared. This update reviews the epidemiology of rotavirus infections, assesses past and current vaccines and presents ideas for implementation of vaccination programs in developed and developing countries.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Child
  • Developed Countries
  • Developing Countries
  • Global Health*
  • Humans
  • Rotavirus / immunology*
  • Rotavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Rotavirus Infections / prevention & control*
  • Rotavirus Vaccines* / therapeutic use
  • Safety
  • Vaccines, Attenuated

Substances

  • Rotavirus Vaccines
  • Vaccines, Attenuated