TABLE 1.

Numbers of rotavirus-positive fecal specimens from hospitalized children in eight urban centers in Australia, 1993 to 1996

Center	No. of rotavirus-positive specimens
	1993	1994	1995	1996
Perth	255	293	307	290
Darwin	41	97	61	21
Alice Springs	101	109	77	91
Adelaide	196	180	342	206
Brisbane	113	73	135	61
Sydney	134	89	160	74
Melbourne	165	331	242	246
Hobart	24	32	30	58
Total	1,029	1,204	1,354	1,047