Acute Infectious Diarrhea - Duke Pediatrics Intranet

Rotavirus Epidemiology• Worldwide, a common cause of severegastroenteritis• 0.2 to 0.8 episodes per child-year under2 years old• Winter peak• Shedding before onset of diarrhea, then10-12 days• Found on blocks in day care centers• Annual US epidemic starts in SW,moves toward New England• Reinfections common– Seven Antigenic Groups (Group A iskey)• Nosocomial Spread – stability inenvironmentSource: CDC