Prevalence of rota virus infection

ABSTRACT

Samples of faeces were collected from 180 infants and children suffering from acute diarrhoea and from an equal number of control subjects. Presence of rota virus was looked by enzyme linked immuno sorbent assay [ELISA]. Of the 180 children with diarrhoea, 35 [19.44%] showed presence of rota virus with maximum incidence of 21.17% in below 12 months age group. Out of 35 positive cases, 5 were associated with bacterial pathogens. In the remaining 30, rota virus was the sole pathogen identified. Among the 180 aged matched control children without out diarrhoea only 2 [1.1%] showed presence of rota virus