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Rotavirus and coronavirus outbreak: etiology of annual diarrhea in Costa Rican children

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dc.creatorGonzález, Paulina
dc.creatorSánches, Abelino
dc.creatorRivera, Patricia
dc.creatorJiménez, Carlos E.
dc.creatorHernández, Francisco
dc.date2015-10-09
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-03T15:32:23Z
dc.date.available2016-05-03T15:32:23Z
dc.descriptionIn Costa Rica, an annual outbreak of infant diarrheal disease (December and January) was reported since 1976, and rotavirus was incriminated 1ater as the main etiological agent (1976-1981). Apparently the disease has not been systematically studied in Costa Rica after 1981. For that reason the occurrence of the outbreak was retrospective1y documented for 1993-1995 and etiology was studied in 48 children treated for diarrhea at the Nacional Children Hospital (capital city of San Jose) during December, 1994 and January, 1995. Rotavirus (33%) and coronavirus (27%) were the main agents. To our knowledge, this is the first time that these viruses are incriminated in an outbreak of diarrhea.en-US
dc.descriptionIn Costa Rica, an annual outbreak of infant diarrheal disease (December and January) was reported since 1976, and rotavirus was incriminated 1ater as the main etiological agent (1976-1981). Apparently the disease has not been systematically studied in Costa Rica after 1981. For that reason the occurrence of the outbreak was retrospective1y documented for 1993-1995 and etiology was studied in 48 children treated for diarrhea at the Nacional Children Hospital (capital city of San Jose) during December, 1994 and January, 1995. Rotavirus (33%) and coronavirus (27%) were the main agents. To our knowledge, this is the first time that these viruses are incriminated in an outbreak of diarrhea.es-ES
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dc.identifierhttp://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/21087
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10669/27252
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherUniversidad de Costa Ricaen-US
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.sourceRevista de Biología Tropical/International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation; Vol. 45 (3) Setember 1997; 989-991en-US
dc.sourceRevista de Biología Tropical/International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation; Vol. 45 (3) Setember 1997; 989-991es-ES
dc.sourceRevista Biología Tropical; Vol. 45 (3) Setember 1997; 989-991pt-PT
dc.source2215-2075
dc.source0034-7744
dc.subjectdiarrheaen-US
dc.subjectdiarrheal disease outbreaken-US
dc.subjectrotavirusen-US
dc.subjectcoronavirusen-US
dc.subjectdiarrheaes-ES
dc.subjectdiarrheal disease outbreakes-ES
dc.subjectrotaviruses-ES
dc.subjectcoronaviruses-ES
dc.titleRotavirus and coronavirus outbreak: etiology of annual diarrhea in Costa Rican childrenen-US
dc.typeartículo original

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