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An outbreak of diarrhoea associated with rotavirus serotype 1 in a day care nursery in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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:Faeces from 17 children less than 1.6 years old and 15 adults more than 22 years old were collected during an outbreak of gastroenteritis in a day care nursery and screened for the presence of adenovirus and rotavirus by enzyme immunoassay (EIARA) and other viruses by electron microscopy (EM) and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE). Ten samples (58.8%) from children and one (6.7%) from adults were positive for rotavirus and all samples were negative for bacteria and parasites. No other viruses were observed in EM. An enzyme immunoassay test using monoclonal antibodies (MAb-EIA) to determine the subgroup(s) and the serotype(s) of rotavirus was performed and the results showed that all positive samples belong to serotype 1, subgroup II of group A rotaviruses. In PAGE test all samples had the same profile and the 10 and 11 dsRNA segments corresponded to the "long" profile of group A of rotaviruses. These results corroborated the MAb-EIA results and indicate a sole source of infection. The major symptoms observed were: vomiting (60%), fever (70%) and diarrhoea (100%). In previous years (1989 to 1991) we observed only rotavirus serotype 2 in this same day care nursery, but no outbreak was reported. :Acute gastroenteritis in children under 5 years of age is caused mainly by rotaviruses. Severe dehydration is commonly associated with this condition, which may lead to death if left untreated. Epidemiologic studies have attempted to describe the etiology of acute gastroenteritis caused by rotaviruses; however, much is still not understood. This paper describes a diarrhea outbreak in a children's day care center in Brazil that was caused by rotavirus serotype 1, subgroup II. 17 infants and 15 adults had their feces virologically analyzed. Rotavirus-positive samples were analyzed by enzyme immunoassay (EIA). Bacteriological analysis was performed after culturing. All samples were negative for both parasites and pathogenic bacteria. Rotavirus was found in 10/17 (58.8%) of the infant and in 1/15 (6.7%) of the adult fecal samples tested. The major clinical symptoms observed in rotavirus-positive children were fever (70%), vomiting (60%), and diarrhea (100%).

journal_name

Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz

journal_title

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors

de Castro L,Rodrigues Ddos P,Flauzino R,Moura M,Leite JP

doi

10.1590/s0074-02761994000100002

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1994-01-01 00:00:00

pages

5-9

issue

eissn

0074-0276

issn

1678-8060

pii

S0074-02761994000100002

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An outbreak of diarrhoea associated with rotavirus serotype 1 in a day care nursery in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.