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2010, Cilt 40, Sayı 1, Sayfa(lar) 001-010
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Epidemiology of Rotavirus in Turkey and in the World
Melda Meral, Gülendam Bozdayı
Gazi Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Ankara
Keywords: Rotavirus, serotype, epidemiology

Rotavirus is the most common viral agent of gastroenteritis between 0-5 years old children. Rotavirus infections represent in different clinical pictures ranging between mild diarrhea to serious cases requiring hospitalization. Furthermore, there are evidences of intussusception caused by rotavirus. About 611,000 deaths occur each year due to severe rotavirus diarrhea worldwide, 85% being in the developing countries. The most prevalent rotavirus types are G1-4, G9, P[8], P[4] and P[6] worldwide. G1P[8] (64.7%), G2P[4] (12%), G4P[8] (8.5%) and G3P[8] (3.3%) serotypes are responsible for 88.5 % of rotavirus diarrhea in children. These types constitute over 90% of the rotavirus infections in North America, Europe and Australia, 65% in South America and Asia and 50% in Africa. Recently serotype G9 has started to increase in incidence and become an important infection agent especially in Asia and Africa. G8 is observed in Africa, G5 in South America, G6 in Europe, G10 and G12 in Asia. As a result of globalization different rotavirus types are seen all around the world and in Turkey.

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