Volume 10, Number 6—June 2004
Perspective
First Report from the Asian Rotavirus Surveillance Network
, Zhao-Yin Fang†, Bei Wang‡, E.A.S. Nelson§, John Tam§, Yati Soenarto¶, Siswanto Agus Wilopo¶, Paul Kilgore#, Jung Soo Kim**, Jung Oak Kang††, Wong Swee Lan‡‡, Chan Lee Gaik§§, Kyaw Moe¶¶, Kow-Tong Chen##, Chuleeporn Jiraphongsa***, Yaowapa Pongsuwanna***, Nguyen Van Man†††, Phan Van Tu‡‡‡, Le Thi Luan†††, Erik Hummelman*, Jon R. Gentsch*, Roger Glass*, and the members of the Asian Rotavirus Surveillance NetworkTable 3
Comparison of results of rotavirus detection in hospitalized children from current and past studies
| Site | Past studies |
ARSN results |
Difference |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ref. | Y of study | % rotavirus positive | % rotavirus positive | % increase (decrease) | |
| Taiwan |
(11) |
1996 |
27 |
49 |
22 |
| (12) |
1991 |
43 |
6 |
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| (13) |
1984 |
15 |
34 |
||
| (14) |
2002 |
41 |
8 |
||
| China |
(15) |
1996–1999 |
26 |
44 |
18 |
| (16) |
1995 |
41 |
3 |
||
| (17) |
1983–1984 |
13 |
31 |
||
| Malaysia |
(18) |
1988–1989 |
28 |
57 |
29 |
| Thailand |
(19) |
1977–1996 |
30 |
44 |
14 |
| (20) |
1983–1984 |
17 |
27 |
||
| (21) |
1984–1985 |
55 |
(11) |
||
| (22) |
1985–1986 |
33 |
11 |
||
| (22) |
1986–1987 |
25 |
19 |
||
| (23) |
1987–1988 |
20 |
24 |
||
| (24) |
1995–1996 |
17 |
26 |
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| Pongsuwanna |
1991–1994 |
38 |
6 |
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| Indonesia |
(25) |
1978–1979 |
38 |
53 |
15 |
| Myanmar |
(17) |
1982–1983 |
22 |
53 |
31 |
| Hong Kong |
(26) |
1994–1995 |
35 |
28 |
(7) |
| (27) |
1984–1990 |
34 |
(6) |
||
| (28) |
1983–1984 |
29 |
(1) |
||
| (29) |
1987–1996 |
26 |
2 |
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| Vietnam | (30) | 1981–1984 | 22 | 59 | 37 |
1Asian Rotavirus Surveillance Network Members–China: Hua-Ping Xie, Jing Zhang, Du Zeng-Qing, Hui Shen, Tian Jian-Mei, Sun Li-Wei, Qing Zhang, Li-Shu Zheng, Hua-Ping Xie, Li-Wei Sun, Jing-Yu Tang, Zeng-Qing Du, Li Ma, Hui Shen, Hong-Ying Gu, Xiao-Bo Song, Zhi-Yi Xu; Hong Kong, SAR: Paul.K.S. Chan, Agnes C.K. Cheng, Tai-Fai Fok, Kin-Sing Ip, Chi-Hang Ng, Kin-Hung Poon, Tracey C.S. Tsen, Joyce S.W. Lee; Indonesia: Abu Tholib Aman, Mega, Rully, Bachryan Eljuta, Nenny Sri Mulyani; Malaysia: Rozita Rosli, Nur Atiqah Ng Abdullah, Shamzarina Mohamad; Korea: Dr. Park, Ha-Baik Lee, Nyambat Batmunkh, Jai Myung Yang, Jeong Kee Seo, Jae Sung Ko, Young J. Hur, Tae Hee Park, Moran Ki, Doosung Cheon; Taiwan: Ren-Bin Tang, Ping-Ing Lee, Po-Yen Chen, Yung-Feng Huang, Hour-Young Chen; Thailand: Utcharee Intusoma, Urai Poonawakul, Surasak Kowasupathr, Pipat Klueabwang, Pramot Arpornthip, Nakorn Premsri, Piyanit Tharmaphornpilas, Wanna Harnchaowarakun, Prayura Kunasol, Wandee Warawit, Ratigorn Guntapong; Vietnam: Nguyen Van Trang; Duong, Huong, Nhi; United States: Umesh Parashar, Julie Jacobson, Jon Gentsch; World Health Organization: Bernard Ivanoff, Duncan Steele.
