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329 27b The disease Rotaviruses are ribonucleic acid RNA viruses that are contained within a protein capsule Rotavirus strains are classified based on the outer layer proteins VP7 G type and VP. . These slides are intended to support your advocacy efforts. Please incorporate those that may be useful to you in your presentations.. For questions, please contact . jen.farber@gmmb.com. . . Special thanks to the ROTA Council’s Partners: Johns Hopkins University, PATH, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for their technical guidance and expertise in developing these slides. . Introduction. . Rotavirus . vaccines lead to significant reductions in severe and fatal diarrhea in both vaccinated and unvaccinated children. Rotavirus vaccines are saving lives and improving health in countries where children have access to them. . Table derived from Table 2 from: Patel MM, Glass R, Desai R, Tate JE, Parashar UD. Fulfilling the Promise of Rotavirus Vaccines: How Far Have We Come Since Licensure? . The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 1 Why get vaccinated? Rotavirus is a virus that causes diarrhea, mostly in babies and young children. The diarrhea can be severe, and lead 2 Rotavirus vaccine Two brands of rotavirus vaccine are avai COMMON, SEVERE, DEVASTATING, PREVENTABLE. THE LATEST EVIDENCE & WHAT’S NEEDED TO STOP ILLNESSES AND DEATHS. ROTA COUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONS. 33. Despite the WHO recommendation that rotavirus vaccines be introduced into every country’s national immunization program, about . Diane Williamson. Emergency Medicine Consultant . Addenbrooke’s. Hospital. October 6. th. ACCS Regional Training Day. Definitions. Diarrhoea. - . The frequent passage of unformed liquid stools (3 or more/day). I. . What. . is. . rotavirus. . disease. ?. Rotavirus disease is a diarrheal disease caused by a virus called rotavirus. The name rotavirus comes from a Latin word “. rota. ” the wheel-like appearance of the virus under the . Los Angel Ju ly 2013 www.publichealth.lacounty.gov/ip B - 71 Rotavirus Vaccines Factsheet Ju ly 2013 MenACWY - CRM (Menveo®) & MCV4 (Menactra™) B - 71 Rotavirus Vaccines Factsheet J uly 20 13 Rota Mahendra. . Suhardono. Production Director. 11. th. Annual Meeting of DCVMN, 16 September 2010, Hyderabad, India. BIO FARMA. Rotaviruses. Rotaviruses are the most common cause of severe diarrhoeal disease in young children throughout the world. P age 1 of 2 L 0 1/16 Rotavirus (Viral G astroenteritis) What is r otavirus ? Rotavirus is a virus that is one of the most common caus es of diarrhea and vomiting. Who is at risk for r otavir Rotavirus deaths account for approximately 37 percent of childhood diarrheal deaths and 3.4 percent of all deaths in children under five. Nearly every child is at risk of infection, regardless of loc Article Jain, it Umesh D. Parashar I Roger I. Glass I and Maharaj K. Bhan 2 Gastroenteritis Section, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Parashar UD, Bresee JS, Gentsch JR, Glass RI. Rotavirus. Emerg Infect Dis. 1998;4(4):561-570. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0404.980406. Goal of the ROTA Council. To accelerate . the introduction of rotavirus . vaccines through . the use of evidence and strategic communications targeting policymakers and other key decisions makers . Mathuram Santosham.