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The annual incidence of rotavirus gastroenteritis in children <5 years of age in Valencia, Spain, was 15 per 1,000, with the highest incidence (31 per 1,000) in children ≤12 months of age.
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The study establishes the population-based incidence of rotavirus gastroenteritis in children under 5 in Valencia, Spain, highlighting a peak incidence in infants and during winter months.
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Regional incidence data may inform rotavirus prevention in Spanish infants; extends prior European estimates but leaves generalizability open.
The population-based incidence of rotavirus gastroenteritis in children <5 years of age in Valencia, Spain, over a 1-year period (December 1, 2003, to November 30, 2004) was determined. A total of 553 episodes of gastroenteritis in children <5 years of age (mean age, 22.8 ± 14.5 months) were recorded (annual incidence of 138 per 1,000). A positive enzyme-linked immunoadsorbant assay result for rotavirus antigen was obtained in 15% of the samples. The incidence of rotavirus gastroenteritis was 15 per 1,000 children <5 years of age, being the highest incidence in children ≤12 months of age (31 per 1,000). Eighty percent of rotavirus gastroenteritis occurred during the winter months (January-March). Genotype G1 was detected in 86% of the samples and G4 in the other 14%.
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Díez‐Domingo et al. (2006) conducted an observational in Rotavirus gastroenteritis. Rotavirus was evaluated on Incidence of rotavirus gastroenteritis (per 1,000 children). The annual incidence of rotavirus gastroenteritis in children <5 years of age in Valencia, Spain, was 15 per 1,000, with the highest incidence (31 per 1,000) in children ≤12 months of age.
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