Department of Virology, Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine, 04112 Kyiv, Ukraine.
Department of Psychiatry, National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", 03056 Kyiv, Ukraine.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr 12;19(8):4660. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19084660.
(1) Background: Rotavirus and norovirus infections are the primary viral causes of childhood diarrhea. In Ukraine, the diarrhea-linked infant mortality rate is low, but the number of children infected is quite high. This study examined the rates of rotavirus and norovirus infections throughout Ukraine. (2) Methods: Fecal samples for children admitted to hospitals in six Ukrainian cities (Kyiv, Lviv, Sumy, Odesa, Kharkiv, and Uman) were tested for the presence of rotavirus and norovirus. (3) Results: The overall rate of hospitalized children suffering from diarrhea with confirmed presence of rotavirus or norovirus in fecal samples was significant (20.67% and 27.94%, respectively). Samples obtained from children from Lviv had significantly higher rates of the viruses, and Kyiv and Uman had significantly lower rotavirus or norovirus detection levels than expected. (4) Conclusion: Childhood diarrhea impacts Ukraine significantly. The economic and societal effects of the failure to address this public health issue are indicated by the hospitalization rate of children with preventable illnesses. The geographical disparities in Ukraine for child hospitalizations caused by rotavirus and norovirus infections could result from environmental (sanitary factors or water purity issues) or social factors. Further research is needed to completely characterize infant viral infections in Ukraine.
(1) 背景：轮状病毒和诺如病毒感染是导致儿童腹泻的主要病毒病因。在乌克兰，与腹泻相关的婴儿死亡率较低，但感染儿童的数量相当高。本研究检测了乌克兰各地轮状病毒和诺如病毒的感染率。(2) 方法：对来自乌克兰六个城市（基辅、利沃夫、苏梅、敖德萨、哈尔科夫和乌曼）医院住院的儿童的粪便样本进行了轮状病毒和诺如病毒检测。(3) 结果：在粪便样本中证实存在轮状病毒或诺如病毒的住院腹泻儿童的总比例较高（分别为 20.67%和 27.94%）。来自利沃夫的儿童样本中病毒的检出率显著更高，而基辅和乌曼的轮状病毒或诺如病毒检出水平显著低于预期。(4) 结论：儿童腹泻对乌克兰影响重大。未能解决这一公共卫生问题导致儿童因病住院，这反映了其在经济和社会方面的影响。轮状病毒和诺如病毒感染导致乌克兰儿童住院的地理差异可能是由环境（卫生因素或水质问题）或社会因素造成的。需要进一步研究以全面描述乌克兰婴幼儿的病毒感染情况。
