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COMMON SEVERE DEVASTATING PREVENTABLE THE LATEST EVIDENCE amp WHATS NEEDED TO STOP ILLNESSES AND DEATHS ROTA COUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONS 33 Despite the WHO recommendation that rotavirus vaccines be introduced into every countrys national immunization program about . . 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. . N . Engl. J Med 2011;365:1108-17. Vanessa Craven. Clinical Research Fellow. Image removed for copyright reasons. The Global Picture. D&V in < 5yrs . 111 million stay at home. 25 million clinic visits. COMMON, SEVERE, DEVASTATING, PREVENTABLE. THE LATEST EVIDENCE & WHAT’S NEEDED TO STOP ILLNESSES AND DEATHS. Contents. Executive . s. ummary . [Slide 3. ]. Rotavirus: B. ackground. , illnesses and deaths . Dr. Sameer Naji, MB, BCh, PhD (UK). Dean Assistant. Head of Basic Medical Sciences Dept. . Faculty of Medicine. The Hashemite University. Edited by Mohammad qussay Al-Sabbagh, according to section 1 recerod . 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 . Juliet Sio Aguilar, M.D., M.Sc.. (Birm). Professor of Pediatrics. University of the Philippines Manila. Active Consultant, St. Luke’s Medical . Center. Outline: Taming Killer Diarrhea. “Glocal” Burden . 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 January 2023. Late vaccination. If a child misses a rotavirus dose or series for any reason, late vaccination for that child can take place . at any time before 24 months of age. The interrupted vaccine schedule should be resumed . Parashar UD, Bresee JS, Gentsch JR, Glass RI. Rotavirus. Emerg Infect Dis. 1998;4(4):561-570. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0404.980406. Parashar UD, Bresee JS, Gentsch JR, Glass RI. Rotavirus. Emerg Infect Dis. 1998;4(4):561-570. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0404.980406. Parashar UD, Gibson CJ, Bresee JS, Glass RI. Rotavirus and Severe Childhood Diarrhea. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006;12(2):304-306. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1202.050006. Parashar UD, Bresee JS, Gentsch JR, Glass RI. Rotavirus. Emerg Infect Dis. 1998;4(4):561-570. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0404.980406.