title: Epidemiology of rotavirus infection in north-western Nigeria.
abstract: Rotaviruses (RV) are associated with approximately 33 000 deaths in children <5 years of age annually in Nigeria. However, limited data exit on RV infection in north-western Nigeria. During July 2002 to July 2004, 1063 (869 diarrhoeic and 194 control) stool samples were collected from children <5 years of age presenting with diarrhoea in north-western Nigeria. The stools were analysed for RV antigen and further characterized by antigenic and genomic methods. RV was detected in 18% of children with diarrhoea and 7.2% of the age-matched case controls. The highest RV burden was detected in children <6-months-old. Long electropherotypes and VP6 subgroup I + II specificity predominated.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Science, Department of Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. maryamaminu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aminu
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: J U
authors.initials: JU
authors.lastname: Umoh
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dewar
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Esona
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Steele
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012703:Serotyping