[Atypical epidemic outbreak of gastroenteritis caused by rotavirus].
An outbreak of Rotavirus gastroenteritis in children from 1 month to 7 years of age, detected during the summer months with the highest incidence being in August, is described here. After studying the different factors which may be related to this outbreak, it appears that the humid climatic characteristics together with the social habits of our region may have been the causes which unleashed the epidemic.
Marín Casanova
P
P
Fernández Fatou
B
B
García Martós
P
P
Martín Hernández
C
C
Agudo Pérez
E
E
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012400:Rotavirus Infections; D012621:Seasons; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
Brote epidémico atípico de gastroenteritis por rotavirus.