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Viral Etiology of Acute Gastroenteritis In Mozambique, 2014 – 2019

Year: 2021

Type: preprint

Abstract: Stool samples collected from National Surveillance of Diarrheal in five sentinel sites in three regions of Mozambique, between May 2014 and December 2019 from 2126 children under 15 years of age with acute gastroenteritis were tested for five different etiological viral. Rotavirus, norovirus, astroviruses and adenovirus was screened by Enzyme immunoassay and reverse transcription-PCR for enteroviruses. Rotavirus was detected in 23.4%, enteroviruses in 14.1%, adenoviruses in 6.3%, astroviruses in 3.3% and norovirus in 2.7%. Rotavirus infection remains the main cause of diarrhea in Mozambique, despite the reduction in cases after the introduction of the rotavirus vaccine.

Source: Research Square

DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-988563/v1

Authors: Diocreciano Matias Bero, Jorfélia José Chilaúle, Jerónimo Langa, Nilsa de Deus

Institution: Instituto Nacional de Saúde

Language: English

Topic: Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Zero hunger

Open Access status: green

Funders: GAVI Alliance, World Health Organization, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention