Overview
- Bavaria’s health authority LGL reports about 4,000 rotavirus infections so far in 2025, nearing the roughly 4,400 recorded in 2017.
- The Cham health office noted a recent cluster among infants and toddlers but characterized the cases as likely unrelated to one another.
- Experts say the virus is highly contagious and can cause vomiting and diarrhea, with infants at risk of rapid dehydration that may require hospital care.
- A rotavirus vaccine has been recommended for babies since 2013, and 63% of infants born in 2023 in Bavaria were reported as fully vaccinated.
- Authorities emphasize thorough handwashing with soap and water as the key immediate protection and note that case numbers naturally fluctuate year to year.