[Vaccination against Rotavirus: an old challenge, an ongoing reality].
Rotavirus are the leading cause of diarrhea and diarrhea related death among infants and young children. Every year rotavirus is associated with over half a million of deathss, mainly in developping countries. Development of a safe vaccine is nowaday the only way to control the disease. A life attenuated oral rotavirus vaccine will be commercialized in a few months in Belgium.
Lambert
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Pédiatre, Service de Pédiatrie, ND des Bruyères, Belgique.
Lombet
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D006801:Humans; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D022243:Rotavirus Vaccines
D022243:Rotavirus Vaccines