Background
Methods
Study area
Participants and sampling
Samples analyses by Real time PCR
Climatic variables
Statistical analysis
Results
Characteristics of seasons
Climatic variables | Seasons | ||
---|---|---|---|
Dry | Wet | ||
Cold | Hot | ||
Temperature (°C)a
| |||
Mean Min | 18.4 | 26.1 | 23.5 |
Mean max | 34.7 | 38.6 | 33 |
Humidity (%)b
| |||
Mean min | 12.8 | 22.3 | 53.5 |
Mean max | 44.8 | 55 | 90.3 |
Mean Rainfall (mm)c
| 0 | 29.16 | 227.6 |
Mean wind speed (m/s)a
| 2.4 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
Temporal pattern of gastroenteritis viruses detected
Participants | Season | N° of gastroenteritis cases | Prevalence of viral agent detected, n (%) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rotavirus | Norovirus | Sapovirus | Astrovirus | Adenovirus | Aichi virus | |||
Children less than 5 years | Drya
| 229 | 165 (72.1%) | 41 (17.9%) | 25 (10.9%) | 11 (4.8%) | 70 (30.6%) | 2 (0.9%) |
Wetb
| 34 | 2 (5.9%) | 14 (41.2%) | 2 (5.9%) | 2 (5.9%) | 12 (35.3%) | 2 (5.9%) | |
p
|
0.03
|
0.18
|
0.09
|
0.1
|
0.05
|
0.27
| ||
Older children, adolescent and adults | Drya
| 99 | 12 (12.1%) | 10 (10.1%) | 4 (4%) | 1 (1%) | 39 (39.4%) | 1 (1%) |
Wetb
| 71 | 1 (1.4%) | 14 (19.7%) | 7 (9.9%) | 1 (1.4%) | 23 (32.4%) | 1 (1%) | |
p
|
0.05
|
0.12
|
0.13
|
0.36
|
0.47
|
0.36
|