| comparison of the genome ds rna of human rotavirus strains shed in parts of ibadan, nigeria. | the incidence and genome electropherotypes of human rotavirus detected in a hospital and in a community within ibadan, nigeria were compared by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. on the whole, 13% (31/239) rotavirus was detected; 14.7% (15/102) from the community and 11.7% (16/137) from the hospital. the incidence was significantly higher (p < 0.01) in the community than in the hospital. there were 11 (80.0%) long and 3 (20.0%) short forms observed in the community, whereas 14 (87.5%) long and ... | 1995 | 8886151 |
| subgroup determination of group a rotaviruses recovered from piglets in nigeria. | subgroup analysis using subgroup-specific monoclonal elisa revealed a preponderance of subgroup 2-specific antigens of group a porcine rotaviruses over subgroup 1. of 113 polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis-positive test samples, obtained from 4 states of nigeria, 31 (27.4%) and 45 (39.8%) were determined to have subgroup 1 and 2 specificities, respectively. however, 37 (32.7%) test samples could not be classified into any of the known group a rotavirus subgroups. these "unclassifiable" samples p ... | 1995 | 8833268 |
| an epidemiological study of rotavirus diarrhoea in a cohort of nigerian infants: i. methodology and experiences in the recruitment and follow-up of patients. | a community-based prospective study was carried out in the city of ibadan, nigeria, to determine the epidemiology of rotavirus infection and diarrhoea among children in the first two years of life. implementation of the proposed study methods was hindered by a number of factors common to large urban areas in developing africa. these factors included difficulties in recruiting the study sample because of maternal fears, cultural beliefs, and lack of paternal consent. following recruitment, longit ... | 1988 | 3225101 |
| an epidemiological study of rotavirus diarrhoea in a cohort of nigerian infants: ii. incidence of diarrhoea in the first two years of life. | in a community-based prospective study of diarrhoeal diseases carried out in ibadan, 131 infants were selected at birth. the maximum possible length of follow-up ranged from 16 to 24 months. weekly surveillance for diarrhoea was carried out at home by primary health care workers. each child was also required to attend a monthly clinic. of the 131 babies, 95 (73%) completed at least one year of follow-up. all of these had at least one episode of diarrhoea within the first year of life. the incide ... | 1988 | 3225102 |