title: Epidemiology of viral gastroenteritis in Iran.
abstract: Viruses are prominent causative agents of acute gastroenteritis in children <5 years of age per year. In the present review, all viral gastroenteritis studies in Iran were assessed, and the mean prevalences of rotaviruses, noroviruses, enteric adenoviruses, sapoviruses and astroviruses associated with acute gastroenteritis were 39.9%, 6%, 5.7%, 4.2% and 2.7%, respectively. In 2 studies, human bocavirus and human parechovirus were detected in 21.8% and 23.7% of children with acute gastroenteritis, respectively.
authors.affiliation: From the *Virology Department, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran and †Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran.
authors.forename: Zabihollah
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Shoja
authors.forename: Somayeh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jalilvand
authors.forename: Yaghoub
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mollaei-Kandelous
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Validi
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*