Volume 13, Number 1—January 2007
Research
Prevalence of G2P[4] and G12P[6] Rotavirus, Bangladesh
Mustafizur Rahman*†
, Rasheda Sultana*, Giasuddin Ahmed*, Sharifun Nahar*, Zahid M. Hassan*, Farjana Saiada*, Goutam Podder*, Abu S. G. Faruque*, A. K. Siddique*, David A. Sack*, Jelle Matthijnssens†, Marc Van Ranst†, and Tasnim Azim*
, Rasheda Sultana*, Giasuddin Ahmed*, Sharifun Nahar*, Zahid M. Hassan*, Farjana Saiada*, Goutam Podder*, Abu S. G. Faruque*, A. K. Siddique*, David A. Sack*, Jelle Matthijnssens†, Marc Van Ranst†, and Tasnim Azim*Table 2
Distribution of specimens positive for rotavirus, Bangladesh, January 2001–May 2006
| Rotavirus season* | Dhaka | Matlab | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. tested | Rotavirus-positive (%) | No. tested | Rotavirus-positive (%) | |
| 2000–01† | 879 | 214 (24.3) | 715 | 202 (28.3) |
| 2001–02 | 1,824 | 563 (30.9) | 1,665 | 428 (25.7) |
| 2002–03 | 1,806 | 458 (25.4) | 1,583 | 338 (21.4) |
| 2003–04 | 1,786 | 458 (25.6) | 1,425 | 281 (19.7) |
| 2004–05 | 2,374 | 521 (21.9) | 1,547 | 350 (22.6) |
| 2005–06 | 2,070 | 492 (23.8) | 1,365 | 339 (24.8) |
| Total | 10,739 | 2,706 (25.2) | 8,300 | 1,938 (23.3) |
*Each season starts in June and ends in May of the following year.
†Data from January–May 2001 only.
