TABLE 2.
NoV infection among travelers from the United States experiencing an episode of traveler's diarrhea while visiting Mexico or Guatemala for 14 to 24 days
| Measure of infection | No. (%) of N.V cases detected by RT-PCR and confirmed by oligoprobing
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|---|---|---|---|
| Traveler's diarrhea with no etiologya | Traveler's diarrhea with ETEC infectionb | Total | |
| Prevalence | 11/16 (69%) | 11/18 (61%) | 22/34 (65%) |
| Incidence | 6/9 (67%) | 5/6 (83%) | 11/15 (73%) |
a
Met the definition of traveler's diarrhea, and no bacterial or parasitic pathogens were identified.
b
Met the definition of traveler's diarrhea and were documented as ETEC infections based on microbiology results. One subject in this group was found to be positive for ETEC, rotavirus, and norovirus.