id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-010213-p4b08jtf Ijaz, M.K. Seasonality and prevalence of rotavirus in Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates 2002-11-05 .txt text/plain 2423 155 51 Study design: A total of 650 stool samples submitted to the laboratories of two University Teaching Hospitals (Al-Ain and Tawam) and a private hospital (Oasis) were examined for the presence of rotaviruses from January 1990–December, 1992, using a commercially available latex agglutination assay. There appeared to be a seasonal pattern of rotavirus occurrence in the cases studied, with a marked increase in the number of positive cases during the months when the relative humidity was low (25–45%) and there was no rainfall. The meteorological data (temperature, relative humidity and rainfall) recorded during the sampling period was analyzed statistically to examine the effect of seasonality on the prevalence of rotavirus cases in AI-Ain, United Arab Emirates. The meteorological data (temperature, relative humidity and rainfall) recorded during the sampling period was analyzed statistically to examine the effect of seasonality on the prevalence of rotavirus cases in AI-Ain, United Arab Emirates. ./cache/cord-010213-p4b08jtf.txt ./txt/cord-010213-p4b08jtf.txt