Epidemiology of rotavirus diarrhea in Egyptian children and implications for disease control.

Naficy, A B; Abu-Elyazeed, R; Holmes, J L; Rao, M R; Savarino, S J; Kim, Y; Wierzba, T F; Peruski, L; Lee, Y J; Gentsch, J R; Glass, R I; Clemens, J D

Naficy, A B; Abu-Elyazeed, R; Holmes, J L; Rao, M R; Savarino, S J; Kim, Y; Wierzba, T F; Peruski, L; Lee, Y J; Gentsch, J R; Glass, R I; Clemens, J D.

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Naficy AB; Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD 20852, USA.

Am J Epidemiol ; 150(7): 770-7, 1999 Oct 01.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10512431

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

PIP: This study describes the epidemiology of rotavirus diarrhea in a population-based cohort of children under 3 years of age residing in Abu Homos, Egypt, during 1995-96. Samples consisted of a cohort of children under the age of 24 months assembled from two villages in the vicinity of Abu Homos. The age-specific incidence rates of rotavirus diarrheal episodes per person-year were 0.13 for infants aged 6 months, 0.61 for those aged 6-11 months, 0.17 for those aged 12-23 months, and 0.15 for those aged 24-35 months. No rotavirus diarrheal incidence occurred in infants under 20 weeks of age. The monthly incidence rates of rotavirus diarrhea demonstrate that 90% of the disease episodes occurred during the warmer months of July-November, with a peak incidence in August. In infants under 1 year of age, breast-feeding was associated with a lower incidence of rotavirus diarrhea. Promotion of breast-feeding may employ a protective effect in young infants in this setting, but improvements in water and sanitation are unlikely to be effective preventive measures.

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Diarrea Infantil/epidemiología; Infecciones por Rotavirus/epidemiología; Infecciones por Rotavirus/prevención & control; Distribución por Edad; Lactancia Materna; Infecciones por Campylobacter/epidemiología; Estudios de Cohortes; Diarrea Infantil/prevención & control; Diarrea Infantil/virología; Disentería Bacilar/epidemiología; Egipto/epidemiología; Infecciones por Escherichia coli/epidemiología; Heces/microbiología; Heces/virología; Femenino; Humanos; Incidencia; Lactante; Recién Nacido; Masculino; Factores de Riesgo; Rotavirus/aislamiento & purificación; Estaciones del Año

Palabras clave

Africa; Age Factors; Arab Countries; Breast Feeding; Child; Clinical Research; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diarrhea; Diseases; Egypt; Epidemiology; Health; Health Services; Immunization; Infant Nutrition; Mediterranean Countries; Northern Africa; Nutrition; Population; Population Characteristics; Primary Health Care; Public Health; Research Methodology; Research Report; Youth

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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Infecciones por Rotavirus / Diarrea Infantil Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies / Screening_studies Límite: Female / Humans / Infant / Male / Newborn País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: Am J Epidemiol Año: 1999 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

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