November 3, 2011 (Boston, Massachusetts) — The prevalence of rotavirus (RV) in adults dropped by half after widespread pediatric vaccination against the virus, Evan Anderson, MD, assistant professor ...

A highly contagious digestive virus is surging across the U.S., experts warn. Rotavirus, a double-stranded RNA virus, causes acute gastroenteritis — inflammation of the stomach and intestines — which ...

Doctors are reporting increases in infectious diseases like measles, whooping cough, and rotavirus, especially in children.

Rotavirus is a leading cause of severe gastroenteritis and diarrhea globally, and nearly all children have been infected with rotavirus by age 5 years. Until a safe, effective vaccine for rotavirus ...

The virus is most common in infants and children but can also sicken adults, experts say.

Researchers have shown that differences in the entire rotavirus genome – not just its two surface proteins – affect how well vaccines work, helping to explain why some strains are more likely to ...

An accidental discovery in mice may lead to a cure for one of the world’s most deadly infections. Researchers have identified a bacterial species in the gut microbiota that protects against highly ...

High concentrations of rotavirus across the Bay Area are raising concerns among infectious disease experts. Here's what to know.

Of all the diseases that the U.S. government announced today that it will no longer recommend vaccines against, rotavirus is by no means the deadliest. Not all children develop substantial symptoms; ...

Researchers have shown that differences in the entire rotavirus genome -- not just its two surface proteins -- affect how well vaccines work, helping to explain why some strains are more likely to ...