Prevalence of Rotavirus Diarrhoea among Childrens in Akola

The present study was conducted to understand the c urr nt prevalence of rotavirus diarrhoea in Akola District. Latex Agglutination test was used to dete ct rotavirus in the stools of 228 patients presenti ng with diarrhoea. Rotavirus was detected in 50.4% (1 15/228) samples with male predominance and winter peak positivity. The second half of infancy had the peak of rotavirus diarrhoea infection. The average age of rotavirus diarrhoea male and female cas s taken together was 13.55 + 0.3266 months, the median age being 12 months. The minimum age of rotavirus infection was found to be 3.5 months and maximum age, 30 months. The standard deviation of rotavirus diarrhoea patient’s age was 4.935 with coefficient of variation 36.42% and interquart ile range of 4.187 months. The moderately high incidence of rotavirus diarrhoea in the present st udy confirms the immense importance of rotavirus diarrhoea with regard to public health.

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