Epidemiology and disease burden of rotavitus in Vietnam in 2002
- Author:
Le Thi Luan
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
epidemiology, rotavitus
- MeSH:
Rotavirus;
epidemiology;
Diarrhea
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2003;13(5):11-15
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
2455 fecal samples of acute diarrhoea children collected from National Institute of Pediatries, Hai Phong Pediatric hospital, Khanh Hoa Pediatric hospital, HoChiMinh city Pediatric hospitals No1 and No2 in the year 2002. By EIA assay, in 1042 samples (42.62%) Rotavirus was determined as positive. The virus existed around all the year, concentrated in Jan, Feb, March, Apr and July, affected commonly the children aged 3-35 months. From 154 genus of rotavirus, G type, G9 genus is the most common (90 genera). In addition, G2 (21 genera), G1 (19 genera), G4 (12 genera) and mixing types and unidentified types (12 genera) were also detected
