| rotavirus-specific breast milk antibody in two populations and possible correlates of interference with rhesus rotavirus vaccine seroconversion. | milk was collected from 56 new york and 70 venezuelan mothers participating in rhesus rotavirus (rrv) pediatric vaccine trials. plaque reduction neutralization antibody (prna) to rrv (vp7:3, vp4:rrv) and human p rotavirus (vp7:3, vp4:p) and epitope-blocking antibody to one rrv vp4 and vp7 epitope were determined. controlling for postpartum age, more venezuelan milk samples had detectable rrv and p prna, rrv vp4 epitope-blocking antibody (p less than or equal to .001), and higher rrv and p prna g ... | 1992 | 1373753 |
| analysis of serotypes and electropherotypes of equine rotaviruses isolated in the united states. | equine group a rotaviruses isolated over a 10-year period in new york state, new jersey, kentucky, and texas were compared serotypically and electropherotypically. all isolates were determined to be serotype 3 by reaction with hyperimmune antiserum to the serotype 3 h-2 strain of equine rotavirus. all displayed rna electrophoretic migration patterns related to that of the h-2 strain but distinct from that of serotype 5 strain h-1. a serologic survey of 184 mares in kentucky, which was done to de ... | 1991 | 1647407 |
| rotavirus specific breast milk antibody in two populations and possible correlates of protection. | since rotavirus infection is common in caracas, venezuela and seasonal in rochester, new york usa, researchers analyzed at least 65 and 58 breast milk samples form women in caracas and rochester respectively to identify rotavirus specific antibodies. the mothers had earlier participated in rhesus rotavirus serotype 3 (rrv) vaccine trials. the plaque reduction neutralization assay revealed that 84.6% of breast milk samples from venezuela had detectable antibody to rrv compared to only 50% in th ... | 1991 | 1667067 |
| unique epidemiology of nosocomial infection in a children's hospital. | a prospective study of the epidemiology of nosocomial infections was undertaken in a large pediatric hospital. infections were identified during a 12-month period with the use of medical record audits, indices identifying high-risk patients, and analysis of positive cultures and rapid diagnostic tests for viruses, fungi, and bacteria. the attack rate of the entire hospital population surveyed was 4.1 nosocomial infections per 100 patients discharged. in contrast with studies of patients in gener ... | 1984 | 6695867 |
| epidemiology of group c rotavirus infection in western new york women of childbearing age. | umbilical cord serum samples (380), an average of 10 per month for 3 years (1990 to 1992), were tested by indirect immunofluorescence assay for group c rotavirus immunoglobulin g. thirty percent were positive, suggesting that approximately one-third of women of childbearing age in western new york have experienced group c rotavirus infection. | 1997 | 9003623 |
| lack of an apparent association between intussusception and wild or vaccine rotavirus infection. | | 1998 | 9802640 |
| syndromic surveillance in public health practice, new york city. | the new york city department of health and mental hygiene has established a syndromic surveillance system that monitors emergency department visits to detect disease outbreaks early. routinely collected chief complaint information is transmitted electronically to the health department daily and analyzed for temporal and spatial aberrations. respiratory, fever, diarrhea, and vomiting are the key syndromes analyzed. statistically significant aberrations or "signals" are investigated to determine t ... | 2004 | 15200820 |
| evaluation of seasonal patterns of kawasaki syndrome- and rotavirus-associated hospitalizations in california and new york, 2000-2005. | kawasaki syndrome (ks) is an uncommon childhood disease with unknown etiology. it has been suggested that rotavirus infection may play a causative role in the development of ks. | 2009 | 19835612 |
| corrected 2007 rotavirus hospitalization rates. | | 2010 | 20190618 |
| three years of emergency department gastrointestinal syndromic surveillance in new york city: what have we found? | use of syndromic surveillance as a tool to detect outbreaks and potential biologic or chemical terrorist attacks is increasing. evaluating health departments' use of syndromic surveillance is necessary to determine the value of this methodology. | 2005 | 16177711 |
| monitoring over-the-counter medication sales for early detection of disease outbreaks--new york city. | over-the-counter (otc) medications are frequently used during the initial phase of illness, and increases in their sales might serve as an early indicator of communitywide disease outbreaks. since august 2002, the new york city (nyc) department of health and mental hygiene (dohmh) has tracked otc medication sales to enhance detection of natural and intentional infectious disease outbreaks. | 2005 | 16177692 |
| a space-time permutation scan statistic for disease outbreak detection. | the ability to detect disease outbreaks early is important in order to minimize morbidity and mortality through timely implementation of disease prevention and control measures. many national, state, and local health departments are launching disease surveillance systems with daily analyses of hospital emergency department visits, ambulance dispatch calls, or pharmacy sales for which population-at-risk information is unavailable or irrelevant. | 2005 | 15719066 |
| new york city syndromic surveillance systems. | new york city's first syndromic surveillance systems were established in 1995 to detect outbreaks of waterborne illness. in 1998, daily monitoring of ambulance dispatch calls for influenza-like illness began. after the 2001 world trade center attacks, concern about biologic terrorism led to the development of surveillance systems to track chief complaints of patients reporting to emergency departments, over-the-counter and prescription pharmacy sales, and worker absenteeism. these systems have p ... | 2004 | 15714622 |
| molecular epidemiology of outbreaks of viral gastroenteritis in new york state, 1998-1999. | this investigation evaluated the role of norwalk-like virus (nlv) and other viruses (rotavirus, enteric adenovirus, and enterovirus) in 11 outbreaks of acute nonbacterial gastroenteritis that occurred in multiple settings in a span of 18 months in new york state. to determine the etiology of illness, patients' stool specimens were analyzed with a combination of reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (rt-pcr) and nucleotide sequencing, cell culture, and elisa diagnostic techniques. nlv w ... | 2004 | 15095203 |
| disease burden and risk factors for hospitalizations associated with rotavirus infection among children in new york state, 1989 through 2000. | to examine trends in hospitalizations for pediatric diarrhea, ascertain the disease burden and risk factors for hospitalizations associated with rotavirus and assess the accuracy of coding for rotavirus hospitalizations in new york state. | 2003 | 14506373 |
| intussusception, rotavirus diarrhea, and rotavirus vaccine use among children in new york state. | to describe epidemiologic features of intussusception and rotavirus diarrhea in new york, to examine the baseline incidence and trends over time, and to ascertain whether an excess of cases occurred in the 9 months of vaccination with the newly licensed rotavirus vaccine. | 2001 | 11433054 |
| nosocomial rotavirus in a pediatric hospital. | we describe a nosocomial rotavirus outbreak among pediatric cardiology patients and the impact of a prospective, laboratory-based surveillance program for rotavirus in our university-affiliated, quartenary-care pediatric hospital in new york city. improved compliance with infection control and case-finding among patients and healthcare workers halted the outbreak. | 2001 | 11428441 |
| rotavirus outbreak on a pediatric oncology floor: possible association with toys. | several outbreaks of rotavirus gastroenteritis have occurred in hospitals and day care centers. in the spring of 1997, an outbreak of rotavirus occurred on our pediatric unit. aggressive infection control measures were instituted, and potential lapses in infection control were assessed. | 2000 | 11029139 |
| isolation and characteristics of an equine reovirus type 3 and an antibody prevalence survey to reoviruses in horses located in new york state. | reoviruses have been isolated from a number of species including human, bovine, feline, canine and equine. in most species they seem to produce mild to inapparent disease. we have isolated a reovirus type 3 from a foal with diarrhea. the virus designated the ralph strain has been propagated in both the ma-104 and a-72 cell lines. the strain produced cytoplasmic inclusion bodies in these cell cultures. tissue-cultured virus fixed complement in the presence of reovirus antibodies, but failed to do ... | 1984 | 6326376 |
| the effects of infant feeding on rotavirus-induced gastroenteritis: a prospective study. | the relationship between feeding method and risk of rotavirus infection was studied by following a cohort of 197 infants from low income households through the winter diarrhea season of 1983-84. fecal specimens were systematically collected and tested for the presence of rotavirus particles by electron microscopy, confirmed by elisa. the attack rates of rotavirus gastroenteritis were similar for breast-fed and bottle-fed infants (20 per cent, 17 per cent, respectively); however, the clinical cou ... | 1986 | 3004238 |
| prevalence of neutralizing antibody to the calf rotavirus in new york cattle. | in march 1973, a modified live virus vaccine was released for sale in the united states for the protection of neonatal calves from infection with calf rotavirus. at that time no published evidence existed that this agent was present in new york or the new england states. serum neutralizing antibodies for the calf rotavirus (reovirus-like agent of neonatal calf diarrhea) were detected in serum from 108 of 110 dairy cattle in new york state representing 78 different herds. to exclude the possibili ... | 1979 | 225124 |
| first reports of human rotavirus g8p[4] gastroenteritis in the united states. | in 2009, three children were hospitalized in rochester, ny with sequence-confirmed g8p[4] rotavirus gastroenteritis-the first us detection of this uncommon strain more typically found in africa. continued monitoring of g8p[4] and other rotavirus genotypes not represented in current vaccines is essential to assess whether vaccination will result in an increase in prevalence of these strains. | 2011 | 22170918 |
| reduction in hospitalizations for diarrhea and rotavirus infections in new york state following introduction of rotavirus vaccine. | to monitor trends and costs of diarrhea and rotavirus-associated hospitalizations in new york before and after rotavirus vaccine implementation in 2006. to examine rotavirus test results from sentinel hospital-associated laboratories. | 2010 | 19896451 |