ABSTRACT
RAPID DIAGNOSIS OF VIRAL DIARRHEA IN CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS, TO STRENGTHEN THE EXISTING ADD PROGRAM Original Research Paper Sornajeyanthi P* M.D., Professor, Department of Microbiology, Tirunelveli Medical College, Tirunelveli - 627011, Tamil Nadu, India *Corresponding Author X 67GJRA - GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS Background: Gastroenteritis in childhood is one of the most prevailing cause of morbidity and mortality across the globe. Rotavirus is the most common etiological agent among viruses causing gastroenteritis in children below ?ve years. Adenovirus has been evidenced as the second most common cause of childhood gastroenteritis in certain parts of the world. The present study was conducted to estimate the incidence of Rotavirus and Adenovirus among diarrhoeal cases in children under 5 years of age. A total of 40 children younger than 5 years of age Materials and methods: suffering from acute diarrhoea were included in the present study. A total of 40 samples were collected and analyzed for Rotavirus and Adenovirus using commercially available Immunochromatography kit. The prevalence of Rotavirus and Results: Adenovirus was found to be 7.5% and 2.5% respectively among children under ?ve years of age with acute diarrhoeal disease. Conclusion: The disease burden of Rota viral illness has decreased due to increased coverage of Rotavirus vaccination through inclusion in National immunization schedule and thus effective and ef?cient vaccination coverage is fundamental rationale in the process of strengthening of Acute Diarrhoeal Disease(ADD) program