Seasonality of rotavirus infection in Ghana.

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dc.contributor.authorArmah, G.E.
dc.contributor.authorMingle, J.A.A.
dc.contributor.authorDodoo, A.K.
dc.contributor.authorAnyanful, A.
dc.contributor.authorAntwi, R.
dc.contributor.authorCommey, J.
dc.contributor.authorNkrumah, F.K.
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-12T09:46:16Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-16T12:58:12Z
dc.date.available2013-06-12T09:46:16Z
dc.date.available2017-10-16T12:58:12Z
dc.date.issued1994
dc.description.abstractHuman rotavirus (HRV) infection and its seasonal distribution was studied over a 12-month period in Ghana. A total of 561 stool samples, 447 diarrhoea stools and 114 non-diarrhoea stools (controls), were obtained from children attending three polyclinics in Accra. Rotavirus was detected during 10 of the 12 months and showed a seasonal trend. It was high during the relatively cool dry months and low during the wet season. Peaks of infection were in February (26.2%) and September (24.5%). HRV was detected in 67 of 447 of the diarrhoea stools (15.0%) and in eight of 114 controls (7.0%). The HRV isolation rate was highest (20.2%) in the under-18-months age groupen_US
dc.identifier.citationArmah, G. E., Mingle, J. A. A., Dodoo, A. K., Anyanful, A., Antwi, R., Commey, J., & Nkrumah, F. K. (1994). Seasonality of rotavirus infection in Ghana. Annals of Tropical Paediatrics, 14(3), 223-229.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://197.255.68.203/handle/123456789/3071
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAnnals of Tropical Paediatricsen_US
dc.subjectDiarrheaen_US
dc.subjectHuman rotavirusen_US
dc.subjectViral diseaseen_US
dc.subjectSeasonal variationen_US
dc.subjectEpidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectHumanen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.subjectRotavirusen_US
dc.subjectReoviridaeen_US
dc.subjectVirusen_US
dc.subjectInfectionen_US
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.subjectDigestive diseasesen_US
dc.subjectIntestinal diseaseen_US
dc.titleSeasonality of rotavirus infection in Ghana.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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