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SUBMITTER: Wu W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5332008 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wu Weilin W Orr-Burks Nichole N Karpilow Jon J Tripp Ralph A RA
Scientific data 20170301
Rotavirus is a major cause of severe gastroenteritis among very young children. In developing countries, rotavirus is the major cause of mortality in children under five years old, causing up to 20% of all childhood deaths in countries with high diarrheal disease burden, with more than 90% of these deaths occurring in Africa and Asia. Rotavirus vaccination mimics the first infection without causing illness, thus inducing strong and broad heterotypic immunity against prospective rotavirus infecti ...[more]