Relationship between the number of pediatric patients with rotavirus and telephone triage for associated symptoms

Earlier syndromic surveillance may be effective in preventing the spread of infectious disease. However, there has been no research on for rotavirus. The study aimed to assess relationship between incidence rotavirus infections and number telephone triages associated symptoms pediatric patients under 4 years old Osaka prefecture, Japan. This was a retrospective observational which period 3 January 2015 December 2017. We analyzed data children who were triaged by triage nurses using software. primary endpoint per week. Using linear regression model, we calculated R square value model with made symptoms. Covariates week indicating seasonality weekly related such as stomachache vomiting. During period, 102,336 rotavirus, people 123,720. highest correlation coefficient 0.921 “stomachache + nausea/vomiting” diarrhea nausea/vomiting”. positively large metropolitan area