TABLE 1.
Distribution of AGE outbreaks submitted for viral pathogen detection in Argentina, 2013–2018
Year | Month | Outbreaka | Province | Number of stool samples tested | Norovirus positive samples (%) | Genotype |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | February | 1 | Neuquén | 6 | 2 (33.3) | GII.6[P7] |
March | 2 | Neuquén | 14 | 7 (50) | GII.4 Sydney[P31] | |
May | 3 | San Luis | 6 | 4 (66.7) | GI.6[P11] | |
2014 | January | 4 | Tierra del Fuego | 4 | 0 | c |
February | 5 | Neuquén | 3 | 1 (33.3) | c | |
December | 6 | Neuquén | 3 | 3 (100) | GII.1[P33] | |
2015 | January | 7 | Neuquén | 18 | 7 (38.9) | GII.4 Sydney[P31]; GII.17[PNA6]; GII.6[P7] |
April | 8 | CABA | 6 | 0 | c | |
August | 9 | San Luis | 16 | 12 (75) | GII.1[P33] | |
August | 10 | San Luis | 8 | 6 (75) | GII.1[P33] | |
October | 11 | Salta | 2 | 0 | c | |
2016 | February | 12 | Neuquén | 2 | 0 | c |
September | 13 | San Luis | 10 | 10 (100) | GII.2[P2]; GII.4 Sydney[P16] | |
October | 14 | La Pampa | 15 | 0 | c | |
November | 15 | San Luis | 7 | 0 | c | |
November | 16 | Chubut | 7 | 5 (71.4) | GII.6[P7] | |
December | 17 | Santa Fe | 8 | 0 | c | |
December | 18 | San Luis | 3 | 3 (100) | GII.7[P7] | |
2017 | September | 19 | CABA | 2 | 0 | c |
November | 20 | San Luis | 5 | 4 (80) | GII.4 Sydney[P31] | |
November | 21 | Santa Cruz | 4 | 3 (75) | GI.6[P11] | |
November | 22 | Tucumán | 3 | 0 | c | |
December | 23 | Santa Fe | 3 | 3 (100) | GII.2[P16] | |
2018 | February | 24 | San Luis | 3 | 0 | c |
September | 25 | San Luis | 5 | 4 (80) | GII.17[P17] | |
September | 26 | Entre Ríos | 5 | 0 | b | |
September | 27 | Santa Fe | 8 | 1 (12.5) | b | |
November | 28 | CABA | 7 | 7 (100) | GII.4 Sydney[P16] | |
December | 29 | Entre Ríos | 6 | 6 (100) | GII.12[P16] |
Abbreviation: AGE, acute gastroenteritis.
Norovirus outbreaks are in bold face.
#26 two of the five samples n, #27 four of the eight samples tested positive for rotavirus.
all samples tested negative for rotavirus, astrovirus, sapovirus, and adenovirus.