$9 a dose is target for rotavirus vaccine program

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Rotavirus vaccines must not cost more than $9 per dose if a nationwide rotavirus vaccine program were to be cost-effective. This was concluded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which analyzed the cost-effectiveness of such an immunization program from the views of the society and the health care community. The leading cause of severe diarrhea among American children, rotavirus causes 49,000 to 55,000 hospitalizations, which translate to $564 million in direct medical expenses yearly.

Economic aspects, Prices and rates, Physiological aspects, Vaccines, Rotavirus infections, Child health services

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Adult mouse model could advance research

Article Abstract:

The US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases have developed an adult mouse model for Ebola virus that they say could forward the search for vaccines and treatment procedures designed to stop the disease. The model was based on the adaption of the EBO-z to adult mice of the BALB/c inbred laboratory strain. Researchers at the institute strongly feel that the animal model will significantly contribute to initiatives designed to control the pathogen.

Models, Ebola virus infections, Ebola hemorrhagic fever

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