Gastroenteritis Hospitalization Rates for Children Drop Following Implementation of Rotavirus Vaccine

JAMA: Following implementation of rotavirus vaccination in 2006, all-cause acute gastroenteritis hospitalization rates among U.S. children younger than 5 years of age declined by 31 percent – 55 percent in each of the post-vaccine years from 2008 through 2012, according to a study in the June 9 issue of JAMA.

Unveiling how the children’s tummy bug, rotavirus, causes infection

Melbourne University. Australia: Researchers from the University of Melbourne and Griffith University’s Institute for Glycomics have significantly advanced understanding of a virus that kills up to half a million children each year.

Rotaviruses are considered the most important cause of severe diarrhoea in children, with all being infected by the time they reach the age of five.

Study shows vaccination decreases rotavirus rates

Baylor College. US: A new study by Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital researchers shows that a vaccine for rotavirus in infants reduces the rates of infection.

Unveiling how rotavirus causes infection

Griffith University. Australia: Researchers from Griffith University’s Institute for Glycomics and the University of Melbourne have significantly advanced understanding of a virus that kills up to half a million children each year.
Rotaviruses are considered the most important cause of severe diarrhoea in children, with all being infected by the time they reach the age of five.

Rotavirus

Rotavirus disease is most common in infants and young children. However, older children and adults and can also become infected with rotavirus. Once a person has been exposed to rotavirus, it takes about 2 days for the symptoms to appear.
Children who get infected may have severe watery diarrhea, often with vomiting, fever, and abdominal pain. Vomiting and watery diarrhea can last from 3 to 8 days. Additional symptoms include loss of appetite and dehydration (loss of body fluids), which can be especially harmful for infants and young children.
Symptoms of dehydration include