title: Surveillance of rotavirus in a rural diarrhoea treatment centre in Bangladesh, 2000-2006.
abstract: Rotavirus was detected in 33% of 4519 children less than 5 years of age admitted with diarrhoea to treatment centres at Matlab in rural Bangladesh from 2000 to 2006. Highest rotavirus detection rates were in children aged 6-11 months with 56% being less than 1 year old. The peak seasonal detection was in July-September and December-February. The population-based incidence rates of rotavirus ranged from 10.8 to 19.6/1000 children less than 5 years of age. G1 serotype predominated between June 2002-May 2005 and June 2005-May 2006 the predominant type was G2 (41%) followed by G1 (22%) and G9 (22%). Rotavirus is an important cause of childhood diarrhoea in rural Bangladesh and this burden may be reduced with a rotavirus vaccination programme.
authors.affiliation: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B), Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh. kzaman@icddrb.org
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zaman
authors.forename: Md
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yunus
authors.forename: A S G
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Faruque
authors.forename: Shams
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: El Arifeen
authors.forename: Ilias
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hossain
authors.forename: Tasnim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Azim
authors.forename: Mustafizur
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Podder
authors.forename: Eliza
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Luby
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Sack
mesh_terms: D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D001459:Bangladesh / Q000453:epidemiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000235:genetics; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012424:Rural Population; D012621:Seasons
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral