Prevalence of sapovirus infection among hospitalized pediatric patients in Asia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
In Asian countries, sapovirus has been detected in hospitalized pediatric patients with a pooled prevalence rate of 1.73%, indicating its ongoing circulation and potential public health relevance in the region. Despite variability, consistent findings from sensitivity analysis underscore the need for enhanced surveillance and water quality monitoring to reduce public health risks.
Authors
- Shashwati Nema
- Pradyumna Kumar Mishra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0795-2819)
- Rajnarayan Tiwari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4676-9603)
- Ram Kumar Nema (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9151-4874)
- Bhavna Prajapati
- Mudra Sikenis
- MR. PUSHPENDRA SINGH
- Uday Kumar Mandal
- Tarun Patil
- Debasis Biswas
- Ashutosh Kumar Singh
- Mayank Gangwar
- Vishal Diwan
- Vikas Yadav
- Irfan F Corovic
- Surya Singh
Institutions
- University of Kragujevac (RS)
- Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University (IN)
- National Institute of Epidemiology (IN)
- National Institute for Research in Tribal Health (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal (IN)
- National Law Institute University (IN)
- International Development Research Centre (IN)
- Barkatullah University (IN)
- Sharda University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Virology
- Published
- 2026-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5501/wjv.v15.i1.118273
- Primary Topic
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00