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- Title
Trends in acute viral gastroenteritis among children aged ≤5 years through the national surveillance system in South Korea, 2013–2019.
- Authors
Cho, Seung‐Rye; Chae, Su‐Jin; Jung, Sunyoung; Choi, Wooyoung; Han, Myung‐Guk; Yoo, Cheon‐Kwon; Lee, Deog‐Yong
- Abstract
Acute gastroenteritis is a global public health concern. This study aimed to analyze the trend and characteristics of acute viral gastroenteritis through a national surveillance network. Enteric viruses were detected in 9510 of 31,750 (30.1%) cases assessed from 2013 to 2019 by EnterNet. The most prevalent pathogens were norovirus (15.2%) and group A rotavirus (9.7%); most infections were reported in 2017 (34.0%). Norovirus and rotavirus coinfections were the most common. Norovirus infections were prevalent among 1‐year‐old children (1835 out of 9510 cases) during winter, and group A rotavirus infections were common during spring. Seasonality was not observed among enteric adenovirus, astrovirus, and sapovirus. The prevalent viral genotypes detected included norovirus GII.4, enteric adenovirus F41, astrovirus genotype 1, and sapovirus GI.1. However, changes in enteric virus trends were noted during the study period. Norovirus prevalence extended into spring, and new genotypes of enteric adenovirus, astrovirus, and sapovirus were identified. These surveillance data elucidate enteric virus epidemiological characteristics.
- Subjects
SOUTH Korea; VIRAL gastroenteritis; PUBLIC health; ROTAVIRUS diseases; NOROVIRUS diseases; ENTEROVIRUSES
- Publication
Journal of Medical Virology, 2021, Vol 93, Issue 8, p4875
- ISSN
0146-6615
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/jmv.26685