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Faecal samples from 84 children presenting with acute gastroenteritis at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria and 28 from a non-diarrhoeal control group were tested for rotavirus by an ELISA. 18 cases (21%) and none of the controls were positive. Hospital in-patients had a higher percentage of positives (25%) than did out-patients (10%). The age distribution of infections showed that the highest infection rate (67%) occurred in children four to six months old. Percentages of positive samples from other age groups was as follows: 0 to 3 months, 13%; 7 to 12 months, 33%; and 13 to 24 months, 16%. None of the faecal extracts from children older than two years was positive for rotavirus.
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