Diagnosis of Rotavirus Infections and their Notification in the CzechRepublic in 2001

Overview

In 2001 in 44 laboratories in theCRby laboratory methods 2 250 rotavirus infectionswere confirmed.From the total number of diagnostic departments 37, i.e. 84.1% use latex agglutination. Among theexamined subjects children under 3 years predominated a positive finding being confirmed in 23.0%.The specific morbidity in this age group was 651.3 cases/100 000/year. The hygiene service receivedin the course of the year 851 notifications of sporadic cases and 72 infections which developed inthree epidemics. As to infections confirmed by laboratory examinations only 39.3% were notified.Probably also one imported case of the disease was recorded, no death was reported.

Key words:
rotavirus infections – laboratory surveillance – incidence.