An outbreak of group C rotavirus gastroenteritis among children attending a day-care centre in Belém, Brazil.
J Diarrhoeal Dis Res
; 17(2): 69-74, 1999 Jun.
Article
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| 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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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções por Rotavirus
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Creches
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Surtos de Doenças
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Rotavirus
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Gastroenterite
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Diarrhoeal Dis Res
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Bangladesh