Eggers H J
Zentralbl Bakteriol Mikrobiol Hyg B. 1985 Feb;180(2-3):128-33.
In the developing countries diarrhoea ranks among the most frequent diseases: 5-18 million children are estimated to die annually from gastro-intestinal infections. But also in Europe and the USA diarrhoea is of utmost medical importance, especially among children and infants. It was only twelve years ago that 2 viral groups, the Norwalk and the rotavirus group, were discovered to be etiological agents responsible for a large proportion of gastro-intestinal infections. Whilst viruses of the Norwalk group cause primarily gastro-intestinal infections in schools and families (school-children and adults), rotaviruses attack mainly infants. In our latitudes rotaviruses are important agents responsible for nosocomial infections. A rapid diagnosis is crucial if the chain of infections is to be interrupted. Uncontrolled spread may not only lead to severe disease in infants and young children, but also burdens health insurance - plans considerably. Experiments intended to develop a rotavirus vaccine are under way.
在发展中国家，腹泻位列最常见疾病之中：据估计，每年有500万至1800万儿童死于胃肠道感染。但在欧洲和美国，腹泻也具有极其重要的医学意义，尤其是在儿童和婴儿中。仅仅在12年前，才发现两类病毒，即诺沃克病毒组和轮状病毒组，是导致大部分胃肠道感染的病原体。诺沃克病毒组的病毒主要在学校和家庭中引起胃肠道感染（学童和成年人），而轮状病毒主要侵袭婴儿。在我们这个纬度地区，轮状病毒是医院感染的重要病原体。如果要阻断感染链，快速诊断至关重要。不受控制的传播不仅可能导致婴幼儿患上严重疾病，还会给医疗保险计划带来相当大的负担。旨在研发轮状病毒疫苗的实验正在进行中。
