Rotavirus infection. the possibilities of timely vaccination

Abstract

The incidence of acute intestinal infections in Russia is ranked 3rd 4th among all infectious diseases, and rotavirus is the most frequent etiologic factor in children under 5 years old. Almost 40% of children under the age of two have three episodes of rotavirus infection, the same group undergo the most severe course of the disease. Rotavirus gastroenteritis causes 197,000 annual deaths, 23 children die due to this infection every hour. The high resistance of rotavirus in the environment, the ease of transmission and the large number of asymptomatic carriers predetermine the need for timely vaccination. There are 2 licensed oral live attenuated rotavirus vaccines on the international market, one of which is RotaTeq pentavalent vaccine.