Rotavirus vaccines

To that end, the Pan American Health Organization and its partners held a global meeting in Mexico City on July 7-9, 2004, to review progress towards the development of a rotavirus vaccine and its introduction in developing countries. Several ministers of health from Latin America and the Caribbean...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 2004-07, Vol.364 (9430), p.245-246
Main Authors: Narula, Dherain, Tiwari, Lokesh, Puliyel, Jacob M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinical Trials as Topic
Developing Countries
Diarrhea, Infantile - economics
Diarrhea, Infantile - prevention & control
Epidemiology
Ethics
Health Care Costs
Helsinki Declaration
Humans
Infant
LDCs
Rotavirus Infections - economics
Rotavirus Infections - prevention & control
Rotavirus Vaccines - adverse effects
Rotavirus Vaccines - economics
Vaccination - adverse effects
Vaccines
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Summary:To that end, the Pan American Health Organization and its partners held a global meeting in Mexico City on July 7-9, 2004, to review progress towards the development of a rotavirus vaccine and its introduction in developing countries. Several ministers of health from Latin America and the Caribbean attended the meeting. Leading global experts will address a broad range of issues concerning: rotavirus pathogenesis, epidemiology, surveillance, vaccine adverse events, intussusception background rates in developing countries, vaccine cost-effectiveness, the results of new rotavirus vaccines being developed, finances, and partnerships.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(04)16667-1