%0 Journal Article %T Prevalence and Seasonal Frequency of acute viral gastroenteritis in children less than 5 years in Ilam, Iran ‎ ‎ %A Jasem Mohammadi %A Razieh Amini %A Akbar Akbari %A Mansour Amraei %A Shahab Mahmoudvand %A Farid Azizi Jalilian %J Entomology and Applied Science Letters %@ 2349-2864 %D 2020 %V 7 %N 3 %P 66-74 %X Background: Acute viral gastroenteritis is a major source of morbidity and mortality in young children.‎ The purpose of the study was to investigate the frequency and cause of acute gastroenteritis in children admitted to the Ilam hospital in Iran. Materials and Methods: ‎103 children suffering from acute diarrhea suspected of viral infections were included.  Stool samples were collected and the ‎prevalence rate of ‎common viruses such as Rotavirus, Norovirus GI/GII, Astrovirus, Sapovirus, Adenovirus ‎‎(multiplex) Picornavirus, ‎Picobirnavirus, Torovirus, Bocavirus, and Coronavirus was determined by multiplex ‎PCR- based, and Monoplex ‎assay. Results: The viruses that cause the symptoms, were detected in 37 out of the 103 cases, that 2 cases were found to be co-infection. Rotavirus was detected in 17/103 Norovirus, in 13/103, Astrovirus, in 4/103, and Adenovirus, in 3/103. ‎The percentage of Norovirus genogroups I and II were ‎‎15.4% and 84.6%, respectively.‎We could not detect any virus in winter. Conclusions: The viral ‎etiology was confirmed in about one-third of the subjects. Rotavirus was the most frequently detected virus. %U https://easletters.com/article/prevalence-and-seasonal-frequency-of-acute-viral-gastroenteritis-in-children-less-than-5-years-in-ilam-iran