Table 2. Rates of rotavirus detection in Asian Rotavirus Surveillance Network sites, August 2001–July 2002.

Sites	Start of surveillance	No. stool samples tested	% (no.) one rotavirus-positive sample	Range of % rotavirus-positive samples among participating hospitals
China	Aug 2001	2,079	44 (910)	24–65
Koreaa	Jun 2002	N/A	N/A	N/A
Taiwan	Apr 2001	1,532	49 (744)	43–53
Hong Kong	Dec 2000	2,986	28 (829)	18–35
Vietnam	Feb 2001	1,570	59 (921)	47–67
Myanmarb	Dec 2001	388	53 (204)	53c
Thailand	Feb 2001	992	44 (436)	38–49
Malaysia	Feb 2001	1,374	57 (778)	52–59
Indonesia	Aug 2001	577	52 (302)	47–57
Overall		11,498	45 (5,124)	18–67

^aData from Korea absent due to start of surveillance in June 2002.
^bPartial year of data.
^cSingle hospital in Myanmar participating in surveillance.