Volume 11, Number 8—August 2005
Letter
Surveillance of Human Calicivirus in Spain
Alicia Sánchez-Fauquier*
, Isabel Wilhelmi†, Enriqueta Roman‡, Javier Colomina§, Vanessa Montero*, and Ana Negredo*
, Isabel Wilhelmi†, Enriqueta Roman‡, Javier Colomina§, Vanessa Montero*, and Ana Negredo*
Table
Human caliciviruses (HuCVs) and phylogenetic clusters found in sporadic pediatric cases and gastroenteritis outbreak
| Pediatric cases (N = 201) (%) | Outbreak incident (N = 135) (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| HuCVs found by reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction | 63 (31) | 85 (63) |
| HuCVs analyzed phylogenetically | 29 | 83 |
| Sapovirus | 3 (10) | 0 |
| Norovirus* | 26 (90) | 85 (100) |
| GI-Desert Shield cluster | 0 | 5 |
| GI-Queens Arms cluster | 1 | 1 |
| GII-Hawaii cluster | 0 | 8 |
| GII-Leeds cluster | 0 | 1 |
| GII-Lordsdale cluster | 23 | 63 |
| GII-Meklsham cluster | 0 | 5 |
| GII-Mexico cluster | 2 | 0 |
*GI, genogroup I; GII, genogroup II.
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