Study on the epidemiological of rotavirus diarrhea in Lulong in 2008-2009
Li, D-Di.; Yu, Q-Li.; Qi, S-Xiang.; Xie, Y.; Zhang, Q.; Cui, S-Xian.; Duan, Z-Jun.
Zhonghua Shi Yan he Lin Chuang Bing du Xue Za Zhi 24(1): 2-4
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 1003-9279 PMID: 20848835 Document Number: 638678
To analyze the feature of epidemiological of rotavirus diarrhea in Lulong county, Hebei province. 426 stool specimens were collected from inpatant with acute diarrhea from children less than 5 years old. Rotavirus-positive specimens were identified by ELISA kit. G/P typing assays were confirmed with multiplex seminested RT-PCR. Rotavirus was detected in 202 of 426 (47.42%) specimens. Genotyping of rotavirus showed that G3 was predominant (57.9%), followed by Gmix (16.3%), G9 (14.9% ), G1 (7.9%), G4 (1%), G2 (0.5%), P-genotyping showed that P [8], Pmix, P [4], P [9], type were found in 58.4%, 28.7%, 6.9% and 1% respectively. The most common G/P combination identified was G3P [8]. Group A rotaviruses was a major pathogen of diarrhea in Children in Lulong. G3P [8] was the predominant type in 2009, Gmix and Pmix abound, and G9 serotypes has become the second predominant after G3 strain in the region.