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Volume 10, Number 6—June 2004
Perspective

First Report from the Asian Rotavirus Surveillance Network

Joseph S. Bresee*Comments to Author , 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 Network
Author affiliations: *Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; †Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People’s Republic of China (PRC); ‡Southeast University, Nanjing, PRC; §Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region (SAR), PRC; ¶Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia; #International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Korea; **Chonbuk National University Medical School, Chonju, Korea; ††Hanyang University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; ‡‡Institute of Pediatrics, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; §§Kuching Hospital, Kuching, Malaysia; ¶¶Ministry of Health, Yangon, Myanmar; ##Department of Health, Taipei, Taiwan; ***Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand; †††Poliomyelitis Vaccine Research and Production Center, Hanoi, Vietnam; ‡‡‡Pasteur Institute, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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Table 3

Comparison of results of rotavirus detection in hospitalized children from current and past studies

Site Past studies
 ARSN results
 Difference
Ref. Y of study % rotavirus positive % rotavirus positive % increase (decrease)
Taiwan
 (11)
 1996
 27
 49
 22
(12)
 1991
 43
 6
(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
Pongsuwanna
 1991–1994
 38
 6
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
Vietnam (30) 1981–1984 22 59 37

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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.

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