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Researchers' work from Finland, the United States and Colombia adds to rotavirus body of knowledge

Published in Vaccine Weekly, October 18th, 2006

Rotavirus data are the focus of recent research from Finland, the United States and Colombia.

Study 1: A bovine-human rotavirus reassortant tetravalent vaccine is safe and immunogenetic in children.

"Live oral rhesus-rhesus-human rotavirus reassortant tetravalent (RRV-TV) vaccine was efficacious against rotavirus gastroenteritis but was withdrawn because of a rare association with intussusception.

"A corresponding tetravalent (types G1, G2, G3, and G4) reassortant vaccine based on bovine-human (UK) rotavirus reassortant tetravalent (BRV-TV) vaccine was developed concurrently," scientists in Finland report.

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