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Incidence of hepatitis A and hepatitis E viruses and norovirus and rotavirus in fish and shrimp samples caught from the Persian Gulf

Foodborne viruses including hepatitis A virus (HAV), norovirus (NoV), rotavirus (RoV) and hepatitis E virus (HEV) are easily transmitted through contaminated seafoods. The current research was done to assess the incidence of RoV, NoV GI and GII,hAV and hEV in fish and shrimp samples caught from the Persi...

Detección molecular de patógenos entéricos en niños con diarrea en un hospital centinela de vigilancia de rotavirus en Chile

Rev. chil. infectol; 38 (1), 2021
INTRODUCCIÓN: Las diarreas de causa infecciosa son un problema de salud pública, especialmente en niños bajo los cinco años. La identificación de los agentes etiológicos puede ser relevante para el manejo del cuadro clínico y, desde el punto de vista epidemiológico, para la implementación de med...

Panorama histórico de la enfermedad diarreica aguda en México y el futuro de su prevención

Salud pública Méx; 62 (1), 2020
Resumen: Objetivo: Revisar los aspectos epidemiológicos de la enfermedad diarreica aguda (EDA) a través de la historia de México y analizar las estrategias que potencialmente podrán prevenir su aparición en la población mexicana. Material y métodos: Se realizó una búsqueda sistematizada util...

Impacto poblacional a 10 años de la vacunación contra rotavirus en México

Salud pública Méx; 62 (1), 2020
Resumen: Objetivo: Evaluar el impacto de la vacunación contra rotavirus (RV) a 10 años de su universalización sobre la morbimortalidad por enfermedad diarreica aguda (EDA) en niños mexicanos menores de cinco años. Material y métodos: Se compararon las medianas anuales de casos nuevos, defuncione...

Neonatal diarrhea and rotavirus A infection in beef and dairy calves, Brazil, 2006-2015

Pesqui. vet. bras; 40 (1), 2020
Calf diarrhea causes substantial economic losses in the cattle industry worldwide. Bovine rotavirus A (RVA) is the main viral agent that leads to enteric infection and diarrhea outbreaks in calves throughout the world. The aim of this retrospective (2006-2015) study was to determine the frequency of RVA ...

Costo-efectividad de la vacunación contra rotavirus
Cost - effectiveness of vaccination against rotavirus

En la actualidad, existe la certeza de que las vacunas comerciales disponibles contra rotavirus producen un impacto en la reducción de las hospitalizaciones y consultas médicas asociadas a la enfermedad diarreica que causa este virus. Se conoce que, en los países pobres, e incluso en los en vía de de...

Outbreak of neonatal diarrhea caused by multiple genotypes of rotavirus A in a beef calves herd

Pesqui. vet. bras; 38 (10), 2018
Calf diarrhea causes substantial economic losses to beef cattle production worldwide. It is a complex multifactorial pathological condition influenced by infectious, nutritional and environmental factors. The present study focused on analyzing the pathological and molecular characterization of bovine rot...

Time series investigation of changes in seasonality of acute diarrhea hospitalizations before and after rotavirus vaccine in Southern Brazil

Abstract: Diarrhea by rotavirus is one of the main causes of mortality in children in developing countries, although the hospitalization rates (HR) for acute diarrhea have been found to have fallen since the introduction of the rotavirus vaccine. However, the patterns of the rotavirus are still not well ...

Diversity of group A rotavirus genes detected in the Triângulo Mineiro region, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Braz. j. microbiol; 47 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Group A rotaviruses are the main causative agent of infantile gastroenteritis. The segmented nature of the viral genome allows reassortment of genome segments, which can generate genetic variants. In this study, we characterized the diversity of the VP7, VP4 (VP8*), VP6, NSP4, and NSP5 genes of ...

The impact of rotavirus vaccination on emergency department visits and hospital admissions for acute diarrhea in children under 5 years

Summary Introduction: Acute diarrheal disease is the second cause of death in children under 5 years. In Brazil, from 2003 to 2009, acute diarrhea was responsible for nearly 100,000 hospital admissions per year and 4% of the deaths in children under 5 years. Rotavirus is the leading cause of severe acut...