Foodborne Viruses Paper II - Rotavirus

Volume : VII, Issue : VIII, August - 2018

Dr. Sujata S. Bhave, Dr. Rajpal Khillare, Dr. Netra Aswar

Rotavirus diarrhea causes considerable morbidity and mortality in young children all over the world including India

with the highest burden among children less than 2 years of age. It is a highly contagious infection and spreads very

fast within families, institutions, child care settings and hospitals. High shedding titer and fecal-oral and person-to-person transmission makes it

extremely infectious. Vaccination is the only effective way to prevent rotavirus infection. Currently, two rotavirus vaccines are available in the

global market. Moreover, one candidate vaccine is under development by Indian manufacturers and may be licensed in near future.