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Assessment of the aetiology of acute gastroenteritis outbreaks in infants reveals rotavirus, noroviruses and adenovirus prevalence and viral coinfections in Nsukka, Nigeria.

Vincent N Chigor, Paul E Chidebelu, Daniel C Digwo, Chinyere B Chigor, Aja U Nwagwu, Okwundu S Udeh, Chukwunonso I Oguonu, Marie-Esther U Dibua, Kata Farkas

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Article in Virusdisease, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Vincent N ChigorWater and Public Health Research Group (WPHRG), University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-0811-4526
Paul E ChidebeluWater and Public Health Research Group (WPHRG), University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State Nigeria.
Daniel C DigwoWater and Public Health Research Group (WPHRG), University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State Nigeria.
Chinyere B ChigorWater and Public Health Research Group (WPHRG), University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State Nigeria.
Aja U NwagwuWater and Public Health Research Group (WPHRG), University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State Nigeria.
Okwundu S UdehGOPD/Paediatrics, Faith Foundation Mission Hospital, Nsuk,Ka, Nsukka, Enugu State Nigeria.
Chukwunonso I OguonuGOPD/Paediatrics, Nsukka Medical Clinic, Ugwunkwo, Nsukka, Nsukka, Enugu State Nigeria.
Marie-Esther U DibuaWater and Public Health Research Group (WPHRG), University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State Nigeria.
Kata FarkasSchool of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, UK.
University of Nigeria · NGBangor University · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A better understanding of the aetiology of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) outbreaks in Southeast Nigeria would help safeguarding public health. This study screened stool samples collected from infants (children < 5 years of age) attending selected hospitals in Nsukka for human enteric viruses and evaluated the seasonality of AGE based on three-year records available at selected hospitals. A total of 120 stool samples (109 from diarrhoeal-patients and 11 from non-diarrhoeal patients, as control) collected during the AGE outbreaks of January - March 2019 and January-February 2020. The samples were analysed using an immunochromatographic lateral flow assay for differential qualitative detection of rotavirus (RoV), adenovirus (AdV), and norovirus genogroups I and II (NoVI, NoVII). Three-year (2017-2019) retrospective data on the cases of AGE reported at the hospitals were also collected and analysed. The overall prevalence of acute gastroenteritis was high (75.83%), with 13.19%representing viral co-infections. Rotavirus detection rate (69.17%) was higher than that for other viral agents (15.83%). Both mono- and mixed infections were observed for RoV, AdV and NoVII, whereas NoVI was detected only in co-infection cases. Analysis of risk factors showed that acute gastroenteritis was detected more often in infants of age ˂1 year (73.53%) than in those 1 ≤ 2 years (22.55%) or > 2 years (3.92%) in age. Gender and age were not associated with the cases of co-infections ( Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13337-023-00821-2.

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Acute gastroenteritisHuman enteric virusesInfantsNorovirus genogroupsRisk factorsRotaviruses

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PMID37408547
PMCPMC10317937
OpenAlexW4376505233

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