Epidemiology and prospects for prevention of rotavirus disease in India

• Published in: Indian pediatrics Vol. 49; no. 6; pp. 467 - 474
• Main Authors: Kahn, G., Fitzwater, S., Tate, J., Kang, G., Ganguly, N., Nair, G., Steele, D., Arora, R., Chawlasarkar, M., Parashar, U., Santosham, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Springer-Verlag 01.06.2012
• Subjects: Child, Preschool; Humans; India - epidemiology; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Maternal and Child Health; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Pediatric Surgery; Pediatrics; Review Article; Rotavirus - isolation & purification; Rotavirus Infections - epidemiology; Rotavirus Infections - prevention & control; Rotavirus Vaccines - administration & dosage; India; Vaccine; Rotavirus; Epidemiology; Serotype distribution

Context With rotavirus vaccines now available globally, it will be useful to assemble the available evidence on the epidemiology and burden of rotavirus gastroenteritis in India, in order to weigh the urgency of introducing a vaccine to help control rotavirus disease. Evidence Acquisition We reviewe...