November 3, 2011 (Boston, Massachusetts) — The prevalence of rotavirus (RV) in adults dropped by half after widespread pediatric vaccination against the virus, Evan Anderson, MD, assistant professor ...

Rotavirus is a leading cause of severe gastroenteritis and diarrhea globally, and nearly all children have been infected with rotavirus by age 5 years. Until a safe, effective vaccine for rotavirus ...

Cases of the virus are abnormally high this year, according to health experts, and are especially dangerous for children.

Researchers have shown that differences in the entire rotavirus genome -- not just its two surface proteins -- affect how well vaccines work, helping to explain why some strains are more likely to ...

A highly contagious digestive virus is surging across the U.S., experts warn. Rotavirus, a double-stranded RNA virus, causes acute gastroenteritis — inflammation of the stomach and intestines — which ...

Rotavirus is a highly contagious virus that spreads easily and can make babies and young children very sick. This year, doctors have been seeing more cases earlier in the season than usual. Rotavirus, ...

About 50,000 children are hospitalized annually.

A cluster of rotaviruses. The image is from a transmission electron micrograph and has been colored. (Dr. Gopal Murti/Science Source) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what ...

Data suggests cases of both types of infection are increasing in the country. Learn why and how to defend against potentially serious illness.

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