Table 2. Rotavirus rapid diagnostic tests of fecal samples before and during diarrheal outbreak precipitated by localized flooding, Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 2013 and 2014*.
| Age group | % Positive (no. positive/no. tested) |
p value§ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013† | 2014‡ | ||
| <5 y | 0 (0/12) | 41.9 (18/43) | 0.005 |
| ≥5 y | 0 (0/31) | 23.5 (4/17) | 0.012 |
| Unknown | NA | 100 (1/1) | NA |
| Total | 0 (0/43) | 37.7 (23/61) | <0.001 |
*Samples were collected and tested at the National Referral Hospital, Honiara; no rotavirus tests were conducted during the outbreak period in 2015. NA, not available. †April 8–July 14, 2013 (14 weeks). ‡April 7–July 13, 2014 (14 weeks). §By Fisher exact test.