Prevalence of group A rotavirus among children in Khartoum State

الملخص EN

-This study was carried out to identify rotavirus group A in children suffering from diarrhoea in Khartoum State (Khartoum and Khartoum North) .

Samples of stool were collected during the period from May to June 2006 from 60 infants aged between 4 months to 5 years suffering from diarrhoea.

Using direct enzyme linked immuno sorbant assay (ELISA).

Forty five samples were detected in Khartoum hospitals , the positive samples for rotavirus group A was 4 ( 6.

7 %) and 15 samples in Khartoum north , the positive samples was one (1.

7 %).

The total of positive rotavirus group A was five samples in khartoum state (8.

3 %).