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Rotavirus deaths account for approximately 37 percent of childhood diarrheal deaths and 34 percent of all deaths in children under five Nearly every child is at risk of infection regardless of loc. . 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. 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 . 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 . Organization of Technical Allies (ROTA) Council. 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 . 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 . a . Viral pathogen that is the leading cause of . severe diarrhea . in . children. . Rotavirus was discovered in 1973 by a team of scientists in Melbourne, Australia that were led by Dr. Ruth Bishop.. 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 . 15/SCI05/006. . MICROBIOLOGY . MCB 311. . INTRODUCTORY VIROLOGY. WHAT IS ROTAVIRUS. Rota virus is the most common cause of . diarrhoeal. disease among infants and young children. It is a genus of a double-stranded RNA viruses in the family . 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 See: www.who.int/teams/immunization-vaccines-and-biologicals/policies/position-papers/rotavirus. Summary of key points. Rotavirus vaccines: WHO position paper – July 2021. Background. Before rotavirus vaccines first became available in 2006, rotaviruses infected nearly every child by the age of 3–5 years. Globally, rotavirus was the leading cause of severe, dehydrating . 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 . 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.