Volume 11, Number 8—August 2005
Letter
Surveillance of Human Calicivirus in Spain
Table
Human caliciviruses (HuCVs) and phylogenetic clusters found in sporadic pediatric cases and gastroenteritis outbreak
Pediatric cases (N = 201) (%) | Outbreak incident (N = 135) (%) | |
---|---|---|
HuCVs found by reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction | 63 (31) | 85 (63) |
HuCVs analyzed phylogenetically | 29 | 83 |
Sapovirus | 3 (10) | 0 |
Norovirus* | 26 (90) | 85 (100) |
GI-Desert Shield cluster | 0 | 5 |
GI-Queens Arms cluster | 1 | 1 |
GII-Hawaii cluster | 0 | 8 |
GII-Leeds cluster | 0 | 1 |
GII-Lordsdale cluster | 23 | 63 |
GII-Meklsham cluster | 0 | 5 |
GII-Mexico cluster | 2 | 0 |
*GI, genogroup I; GII, genogroup II.