Clinical epidemiological study of acute gastro-enteritis outbreak recorded in a children community, in Iaşi, May, 2009
Merchez, M.; Moraru, D.; Duca, E.; Manole, A.
Revista Medico-Chirurgicala a Societatii de Medici Si Naturalisti Din Iasi 115(3): 914-918
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 0048-7848 PMID: 22046808 Document Number: 654033
Acute diarrheal disease affect all demographic structures and it is considered a major cause of morbidity and mortality for young age groups; underreporting is due to clinical and epidemiological diversity, everywhere, including the developed countries. The authors present an epidemic outbreak of acute gastroenteritis by rotavirus in a community of 240 children. Processing and interpretation of collected data was done by statistical, mathematical and computerized methods. A number of 17 cases of acute gastroenteritis caused by rotaviruses were detected and confirmed, mostly in children older than 5 years (92%), with a tendency to focus on large group "A", 40%. All cases showed mild forms evolving medium. The 17 cases of infection with rotaviruses were the second episode of acute gastroenteritis with the same etiology, reported over two months. Extensivity of the epidemic outbreak was moderate, with the predominant age group affected over six years (58%). Developing and implementing preventive measures included daily cleaning and decontamination standards.