NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of young children hospitalized for severe diarrhea dropped sharply after the U.S. introduced rotavirus vaccination in 2006, a new government study finds.

In Denmark, pediatrician Michael Thwing once saw nearly 20 infants admitted simultaneously with rotavirus. His experience in ...

An infant receiving a vaccination With increasing numbers of countries implementing the use of the rotavirus vaccine, rotavirus and acute gastroenteritis hospitalizations and mortalities continue to ...

Since the widespread introduction of vaccination programs in 2006, the burden of disease from rotavirus in both the U.S. and abroad has decreased substantially. In fact, vaccination proved so ...

The rotavirus vaccine may have an unexpected benefit: a reduced likelihood of developing type 1 diabetes. The vaccine is highly effective at protecting against intestinal infections caused by the ...

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) induced by rotavirus has been a major disease burden in Egypt since 1981 when rotavirus was first reported in ...

The introduction of the first rotavirus vaccine in the United States in 2006 led to sharp reductions in hospitalizations for gastroenteritis, an inflammation of the stomach and intestines that is ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have improved our understanding of how rotavirus, the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis in children, makes people sick ...

Rotavirus infections among young children are extremely common, but their long-term complications have been less explored. In a recent study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, ...