Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Susceptibility of Children to Sapovirus Infections, Nicaragua, 2005–2006

Filemón Bucardo¹, Beatrice Carlsson¹, Johan Nordgren, Göran Larson, Patricia Blandon, Samuel Vilchez, and Lennart Svensson

Author affiliations: University of León, León, Nicaragua (F. Bucardo, P. Blandon, S. Vilchez); Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden (F. Bucardo, B. Carlsson, J. Nordgren, L. Svensson); and University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden (G. Larson)

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Distribution of sapovirus (SaV) genotypes in children ≤5 years of age from Nicaragua, March–December 2005. A total of 16 (64%) children were infected; 4 children (16%) were infected with genogroup II (GII), and 3 (12%) were infected with GIV. SaV infections were most frequently diagnosed during June–July 2005, in the rainy period. ND, not determined

Figure 1. . . . Distribution of sapovirus (SaV) genotypes in children ≤5 years of age from Nicaragua, March–December 2005. A total of 16 (64%) children were infected; 4 children (16%) were infected with genogroup II (GII), and 3 (12%) were infected with GIV. SaV infections were most frequently diagnosed during June–July 2005, in the rainy period. ND, not determined

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¹These authors contributed equally to this article.

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