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When citing these abstracts please use the following reference: Author(s) of abstract. Title of abstract [abstract]. Int J Infect Dis 2010;14S1: Abstract number. Please note that the official publication of the International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2010, Volume 14, Supplement 1 is available electronically on http://www.sciencedirect.com Final Abstract Number: 80.026 Session: Pediatric and Perinatal Infections Date: Friday, March 12, 2010 Time: 12:30-13:30 Room: Poster & Exhibition Area/Ground Level Type: Poster Presentation Detection of rotavirus antigen in stools samples collected from children in parts of Nigeria D. Ehichioya 1 , C. Bode 2 , C. J. Elikwu 3 , I. Ossai 4 , R. Orenolu 5 , S. Omilabu 6 1 University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria, 2 University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria, 3 Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-araba, Nigeria, Lagos, Nigeria, 4 University of Benin Teaching Hospital,, Benin, Edo, Nigeria, 5 College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Idi-araba, P.M.B. 12003, Lagos,, Lagos, Nigeria, 6 College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Idi-araba, P.M.B. 12003, Lagos, lagos, Nigeria Background: Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe diarrhoeal disease in infants and young children all over the world. About 40% of more than 125 million cases of diarrhoea each year in the world are attributed to rotavirus. According to reports of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States, each year, rotavirus causes approximately 111 million infections, 25 million hospitalizations, and 440,000 deaths in children less than five years of age, worldwide, and the total associated medical costs due to rotavirus infection are estimated to be enormous. In Nigeria, about three hundred children under the age of five are thought to be lost annually to diarrhoea. Methods: Data including stool samples and background information were collected from 157 diarrhoeic children aged less than five years; from eight different hospitals in the southern part of Nigeria between June, 2006 and July 2009. Viral RNA was extracted from the stool samples with the RNA mini-kit (Qiagen) and a fragment of the VP7 gene was amplified with the Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), from the extracted RNA. Results: Of the 157 specimens collected from these hospitals, Rotavirus was amplified from 29 (18.5%) of them. There was no significant sex preponderance observed (p
When citing these abstracts please use the following reference: Author(s) of abstract. Title of abstract [abstract]. Int J Infect Dis 2010;14S1: Abstract number. Please note that the official publication of the International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2010, Volume 14, Supplement 1 is available electronically on http://www.sciencedirect.com Final Abstract Number: 81.001 Session: Public Health Interventions, Modeling & Training Date: Friday, March 12, 2010 Time: 12:30-13:30 Room: Poster & Exhibition Area/Ground Level Type: Poster Presentation Bed net coverage, usage and condition in fishing villages of Suba district, Western Kenya D. Gabriel O Maseno University School of Public Health, Kisumu, KY, Kenya Background: Past studies showed that bed nets can reduce child mortality. Currently, the Kenyan government is subsidizing the price of bed nets, and several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are distributing nets with little charge. However, information on coverage, usage and condition of nets is lacking, particularly in the remote areas. Methods: We investigated bed net coverage and condition in seven fishing villages on the shore of Lake Victoria, Western Kenya.Usage of bed nets was examined through direct observation in early morning. Residents were asked whether they were trained on proper usage and maintenance of nets. As locals have started to replace traditional papyrus mats with bed nets for spreading and drying small fish, we visited seven beaches to investigate how widely bed nets have been used for capturing and drying fish. Results: On overall, coverage was 71.9% and 41.1% for mainland and island villages respectively. Out of 262 nets only 100 (38.2%) were used. Seventy seven (29.4%) of them were hanged but not used, 51 (19.5 %) were not hanged properly, while 34 (13%) were kept in boxes. We observed three types of nets; long-lasting treated bed nets (LLTNs) 47.8%, ordinary 38.5% and Insecticide treated nets (INTs) 13.7%. Eighty seven percent of the observed nets had holes more than 1cm. On the beaches, 234 bed nets were used for drying fish and 194 (82.9%) of them LLTNs, while 40 (17.1%) were non-LLTNs. Forty one bed nets were used for capturing fish from the lake. Locals preferred LLTNs for drying or capturing fish because they were stronger and fish dry faster and straighter. An NGO distributed 150 LLTNs in one village eight months before this survey, and we counted 52 (36.7%) of them were used for either drying or capturing fish. Out of 244 residents interviewed 236 (96.7%) said they did not get any training on proper usage and maintenance of nets. Conclusion: In addition to pursuing high coverage of bed net more efforts should be made to ensure that nets are kept in good condition. Education component should be included in the ITN distribution to ensure proper usage and care.
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