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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 1987 33(5):246-248; doi:10.1093/tropej/33.5.246
© 1987 by Oxford University Press
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Rotavirus Shedding by Neonates and Possible Modes of Transmission

A. R. Al-Frayh*, S. Ramia**, T. M. F. Bakir** and M. A. Zaidi***

* Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, King Saud University Saudi Arabia
** Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Saud University Saudi Arabia
*** Department of Pediatrics, Maternity and Children's Hospital Riyadh Saudi Arabia

Correspondence: S. Ramia.

Shedding of rotavirus by the neonates and by their mothers was studied throughout the year 1985 in the nurseries of the Maternity and Children's Hospital in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia. One hundred and fifty (35 per cent) of the neonates examined and 15 per cent of their mothers were excreting the virus. Excretion of the virus was throughout the entire year with peak times in early Spring and in the Fall. The high prevalence of rotavirus excretion by the mothers suggested that the mothers were the initial source for the spread of the virus into the neonates and hence into the nurseries. The fact that all the neonates in our study were breast fed may explain the lack of disease in the neonates who were shedding the virus.


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