Human Bocavirus in Children with Acute Gastroenteritis, Chile, 1985–2010

We detected human bocavirus in 89 (19.3%) of 462 fecal samples collected during 3 periods from 1985 through 2010 from children <5 years of age in Chile who were hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis. Our findings confirm the long-term circulation of human bocavirus in Chile.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jorge Levican, Esteban Navas, Joaquín Orizola, Luis Fidel Avendaño, Aldo Gaggero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/11/13-0601_article