title: Rotavirus diarrhoea in children in the highlands of Papua New Guinea.
abstract: Children from the highlands of Papua New Guinea, hospitalized for severe diarrhoea, were examined for clinical signs and the presence of rotaviruses. Rotavirus was detected in faecal samples from 68% (23/38) of patients examined. In contrast to other studies, an excess of respiratory symptoms was not observed and the infection rate of disease due to rotavirus was relatively high in children under 6 months of age. In an environment where pigs and humans share close contact a rotavirus strain infecting piglets was also demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Goroka.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pratt
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barker
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Diwan
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Alpers
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000382:microbiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010219:Papua New Guinea; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D012424:Rural Population; D013552:Swine / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral