| machakos project studies: agents affecting health of mother and child in a rural area of kenya. vii. the incidence of diarrhoeal disease in the under-five population. | the outcome of three years of fortnightly diarrhoea surveillance of about 4000 children under the age of five is described. the two-weekly incidence of diarrhoea in children in the age group 0-5 months, 6-11 months and 12-23 months, who were reported and/or observed to be ill, was 3.4%, 5.6% and 3.4% respectively. a decline in the attack rates of diarrhoea not associated with measles at the end of 1975 and the beginning of 1976 corresponds with a similar decline in the incidence of measles and m ... | 1978 | 216135 |
| epidemiological study of the g serotype distribution of group a rotaviruses in kenya from 1991 to 1994. | an epidemiological study on the g serotype distribution of group a rotaviruses (garv) isolated in kenya was carried out in one urban hospital in nairobi and in two rural hospitals in nanyuki and kitui to clarify the prevalent g serotypes before future introduction of the ready licensed rotavirus vaccine in kenya. a total of 1,431 stool specimens were collected from children, who were mainly outpatients, aged from 0 to 6 years old with acute gastroenteritis from august 1991 to july 1994. samples ... | 1999 | 10447427 |
| molecular characterisation of the rotavirus strains prevalent in maua, meru north, kenya. | rotavirus is the most common cause of severe infantile diarrhoea disease in infants and young children below five years worldwide. rotavirus is associated with high cases of morbidity and mortality and it is estimated that up to 650,000 deaths in young children occur annually in the less developed countries and approximately 150,000-200,000 deaths occur in africa alone. | 2006 | 17089495 |
| agents affecting health of mother and child in a rural area of kenya. xi. antibodies against rotavirus in sera from children living in the machakos district of kenya. | 207 sera from children under 5 years of age and living in the machakos district in kenya were tested in the complement fixation test for antibodies against rotavirus. two different antigens were used. the superiority of 'o' antigen over nebraska calf diarrhoea virus antigen was confirmed. after a fall to 29 percent in the 6-8 months age group, the percentage of children with antibodies quickly rises with age to 80 percent at the age of 24 months and to practically 100 percent at the age of 30 mo ... | 1978 | 219569 |