Norovirus outbreaks in a nursery school in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Norovirus (NoV) is the leading cause of outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis worldwide. These are non-enveloped viruses that are classified into 10 genogroups, of which genogroup I (GI), II (GII), IV (GIV), VIII (GVIII), and IX (GIX) are the ones that infect humans. Two outbreaks (A and B) of acute gastroenteritis that occurred in a nursery school are described.

Enteric viruses other than rotavirus and norovirus in children under 5 years of age with gastroenteritis in Argentina, 2010-2021. A descriptive study.

Introduction. Data on the frequency of enteric adenoviruses, sapoviruses, and astroviruses in cases of sporadic acute gastroenteritis in Argentina are scarce. Methods.

Molecular epidemiology of norovirus outbreaks in Argentina, 2013-2018.

Noroviruses are a leading cause of endemic and epidemic acute gastroenteritis in all age groups. However, in Latin America, there are limited and updated data regarding circulating genotypes. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and genetic diversity of norovirus outbreaks in Argentina from 2013 to 2018.

Detection of novel GII.17 norovirus in Argentina, 2015.

During the winter of 2014-2015 a novel GII.17 norovirus strain emerged as a cause of large gastroenteritis outbreaks in Asia; displacing the long-term predominant strain, GII.4.

Molecular characterization of calicivirus strains detected in outbreaks of gastroenteritis in Argentina.

Eight outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis occurred in Argentina in 2004 were tested for the presence of Calicivirus, Rotavirus and Astrovirus as possible causative agents. Caliciviruses were found in 39 out of the 100 tested samples, followed by six Astrovirus-positive samples and two Rotavirus-positive samples. Thirty-seven out of the 39 Calicivirus-positive samples were typed as Norovirus while the remaining two were typed as Sapovirus.