Rotavirus enteritis in the West Midlands during 1974.
During 1974 in the West Midlands of England, 38% of children less than 6 years old with enteritis were excreting rotaviruses. Children aged from 6 months to 3 years were those most commonly infected. Rotavirus infections were most common during winter with only a few sporadic cases during summer. A possible pathogen was detected in 59% of patients examined.
D000256:Adenoviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000257:Adenoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004739:England; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D012087:Reoviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012088:Reoviridae Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012621:Seasons; D012703:Serotyping