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An outbreak of group C rotavirus gastroenteritis among children attending a day-care centre in Belém, Brazil.
Gabbay, Y B; Jiang, B; Oliveira, C S; Mascarenhas, J D; Leite, J P; Glass, R I; Linhares, A C.
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  • Gabbay YB; Instituto Evandro Chagas, Fundação Nacional de Saúde, Belém, Pará, Brazil.
J Diarrhoeal Dis Res ; 17(2): 69-74, 1999 Jun.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10897889
In August 1993, an outbreak of group C rotavirus-associated gastroenteritis occurred among children attending a day-care centre in Belém, Brazil. Of the 64 children, 21 (33%) became ill. Group C rotavirus was identified in faecal specimens from 8 (38%) children with diarrhoea by electron microscopy (EM) and an enzyme immunoassay (EIA), using antibodies specific to the Cowden strain of porcine group C rotavirus. By polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE), a pattern similar to that of group C rotavirus was observed in 5 (62.5%) of the 8 EM- and EIA-positive samples. These 5 faecal samples were confirmed to be positive for group C rotavirus by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, using specific VP6 and VP7 primers. This is the first report of an outbreak of diarrhoea in North Brazil associated with group C rotavirus. These findings suggest that group C rotavirus may be an important aetiological agent of diarrhoea in this region, which requires further study.
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Infecções por Rotavirus / Creches / Surtos de Doenças / Rotavirus / Gastroenterite Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies Limite: Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: J Diarrhoeal Dis Res Ano de publicação: 1999 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Bangladesh
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Infecções por Rotavirus / Creches / Surtos de Doenças / Rotavirus / Gastroenterite Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies Limite: Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: J Diarrhoeal Dis Res Ano de publicação: 1999 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Bangladesh