Recent News About Rotavirus
New special supplement on rotavirus in Asia in The Journal of Infectious Diseases
August 5, 2005
The Journal of Infectious Diseases is featuring a special supplement on rotavirus in Asia. The issue is now available electronically to subscribers, and will be available in hard copy by early September 2005.
Rotavirus is one of the most common causes of childhood death and disease worldwide, claiming the lives of nearly 500,000 children a year. Most of the deaths from rotavirus diarrhea occur in Asia, with about one-third of all annual rotavirus deaths estimated to occur in the People’s Republic of China, India, and Indonesia alone. Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe diarrhea and vomiting in infants and young children, and is more likely than other causes of diarrhea to lead to dehydration and death. Even where improvements in water, sanitation, and hygiene have dramatically lowered the overall incidence of diarrheal diseases, the toll taken by rotavirus remains. New rotavirus vaccines have the potential to improve global child survival and health.
The Journal of Infectious Diseases supplement spotlights the recent work of the Asian Rotavirus Surveillance Network, a network of scientists, doctors, institutions, and health ministries. The research was coordinated by the Viral Gastroenteritis Section of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Network remains at the forefront of a new effort to track the disease, determine its extent and diverse strains, and provide governments and vaccine manufacturers with data they need to develop and evaluate rotavirus vaccines.
Publication of this supplement was supported by the PATH Rotavirus Vaccine Program, with funding from the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization and the Vaccine Fund, and the CDC Foundation. The issue is now available electronically to subscribers, and will be available in hard copy by early September 2005.
View a more detailed summary of the supplement.
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