Rotavirus infection

Rotavirus. Credit: CDC/ Jessica A. Allen

Rotaviruses are the single most important cause of severe diarrhoeal illness in infants and young children worldwide. By the age of five years most children irrespective of socioeconomic setting will have been infected at least once. While infected, many children will be in need of medical attention due to extensive fluid loss.

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Effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination: Generic study protocols for retrospective case control and cohort studies based on computerised databases

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Safety, Reactogenicity and Immunogenicity of the Human Rotavirus Vaccine in Pre-Term European Infants: A Randomized Phase IIIb StudyArchived

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Impact of rotavirus vaccination on epidemiological dynamics in England and WalesArchived

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Cost-effectiveness of universal rotavirus vaccination in reducing rotavirus gastroenteritis in IrelandArchived

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