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Rotavirus Vaccine Given to Newborns in Africa is Effective
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Mayo Clinic and other researchers have shown that a vaccine given to newborns is at least 60 percent effective against rotavirus in Ghana. Rotavirus causes fever, vomiting and diarrhea, which in infants can cause severe dehydration. In developed nations, the condition often results in an emergency room visit or an occasional hospitalization, but is rarely fatal. In developing countries, however, rotavirus-related illness causes approximately 500,000 deaths per year.
The findings appear this week in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.
Journalists: Sound bites, as well as b-roll with Dr. Robert Jacobson are available in the downloads below.
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