A research on rotaviral diarrhea outbreak in Guangxi Province
- VernacularTitle:一起由水污染引起的儿童及成人A组轮状病毒腹泻暴发
- Author:
Dan-Di LI
1
;
Zhao-Jun MO
;
Kai-Jiao ZHOU
;
Hua-Ping XIE
;
Hai LI
;
Shu-Xian CUI
;
Qing ZHANG
;
Miao JIN
;
Jie-Mei YU
;
Zi-Qian XU
;
Dong-Liang ZHANG
;
Xin-Hui YUAN
;
Wei-Xia CHENG
;
Zhong-Shan WANG
;
Zhao-Yin FANG
;
Zhao-Jun DUAN
Author Information
- Keywords: Rotavirus; Diarrhea; Disease outbreaks; Genotype
- From: Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology 2008;22(2):104-106
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: Objective To analyze epidemiological characters of an outbreak of rotavirus diarrhea in Daxing county, Guangxi province. Methods Rotavirus-positive specimens were identified by ELBA kit. G/P typing assays were confirmed with multiplex seminested RT-PCR. Full-length VP7 genes of 4 positive specimens were amplified and analyzed. Results 30 cases of Rotavirus-positive were identified from 64 specimens. The attack rate was 46.9% , and G/P typing was G1P[8]. A change of VP7 amino acid residue is at positions 68.Conclusion G1P[8] rotavirus is the etiologic agents of this diarrhea outbreak. In addition, adults were included in this outbreak.
