Objective: to describe cases of acute diarrheal disease caused by norovirus in children under 5 years old in São Paulo city, Brazil. Methods: this was a cross-sectional study using data from Epidemiological Surveillance of Gastroenteritis due to Rotavirus; cases were defined as patients hospitalized in a sentinel unit because of acute diarrheal disease and laboratory identification of norovirus as the etiological agent between 2010 and 2016. Results: during the study period, the proportion of norovirus cases in children under 5 years old exceeded the proportion of Rotavirus, an agent considered predominant in childhood; norovirus was associated with 28.4% of total reported cases, occurring all year round, especially in warmer months. Conclusion: norovirus was the leading etiological agent identified in children under 5 years old with acute diarrheal disease in São Paulo city.
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Kamioka, G. A., Madalosso, G., Pavanello, E. I., de Sousa, S. C. Z., Bassit, N. P., & Sato, A. P. S. (2019). Norovirus in São Paulo city, Brazil, 2010-2016: A cross-sectional study of the leading cause of gastroenteritis in chldren. Epidemiologia e Servicos de Saude, 28(2). https://doi.org/10.5123/S1679-49742019000200016
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