Background: Rotavirus is the most common pathogen of severe acute diarrhea in children under five years of age worldwide. Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the morbidity and mortality of rotavirus diarrhea while describing the seasonal kinetics of the infection according to climatic parameters in Bangui. Methodology: This was a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study conducted from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2020 in the Central African Republic (CHUPB). The health data were recorded and processed with the Access 2019 software, then analyzed with the STATA version 14 software. The climatic trends in the study area and its seasonal variations were highlighted by the monthly rainfall coefficient of Alfred Angot: Cm = 12 Pm/P. Results: Morbidity was 45.99% of cases. The 1 to 12 months old represented 93.81% of cases. The mean age of the children was 6.8 months, the sex ratio was 1.20. The symptomatic triad was diarrhea (100%), vomiting (90.20%) and fever (87.5%). Moderate dehydration was reported in 81.05% of cases. The main genotype combinations found were P[8]G1 in 34.02% (n = 115/338), P[6]G1 in 21.59% (n = 73/338) and P[6]G2 in 16.86% (n = 57/338). Case fatality was 11.45%. The risk of death was influenced by rural origin, severe dehydration, hypovolemic cloc and duration of hospitalization > 5 days. Low rainfall correlated with the highest rates of rotavirus diarrhea. Likewise, high temperature correlated with the highest number of cases of rotavirus diarrhea. Conclusion: Acute rotavirus diarrhea is an important morbidity and mortality issue in children under 5 years old in Bangui.
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