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

• González, Paulina ^[1] ; Sánches, Abelino ^[1] ; Rivera, Patricia ^[2] ; Jiménez, Carlos ^[3] ; Hemández, Francisco ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Costa Rica

     Universidad de Costa Rica

     Hospital, Costa Rica

     
  2. [2] Hospital Nacional de Niños

     Hospital Nacional de Niños

     San José o Pizote, Costa Rica

     
  3. [3] Programa de Investigación en Enfermedades Tropicales (PIET), Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional

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• Localización: Revista de Biología Tropical, ISSN 0034-7744, Vol. 45, Nº. 3, 1997 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Volume 45 – Regular number 3 – September 1997; 971–977)
• Idioma: inglés
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  • In 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.