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Study examines prevalence in Asian children.
2003 NOV 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Up to 60% of Asian children hospitalized for diarrhea are infected with rotavirus - double the previous estimate, according to a study.
Rotavirus, which under the microscope has a wheel-like appearance, is the most common cause of severe diarrhea in children under 5 and kills an estimated half-million children worldwide every year, 85% of them in developing countries.
The first-ever regional surveillance of 16,000 children in 33 hospitals detected rotavirus in 45% of stools tested - indicating more children are infected than previously thought, said Dr. Tony Nelson, a professor of pediatrics in Hong Kong.
The study was conducted by the Asian Rotavirus Surveillance Network, a collaboration of hospitals in the region, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Study examines prevalence in Asian children.