Title
Human coronavirus-associated influenza-like illness in the community setting in Peru
Date Issued
04 November 2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Malecki M.
Estela A.
Breña P.
Morales M.L.
Reaves E.J.
Gomez J.
Uyeki T.M.
Widdowson M.A.
Azziz-Baumgartner E.
Bausch D.G.
Schildgen V.
Schildgen O.
Montgomery J.M.
Publisher(s)
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Abstract
We present findings describing the epidemiology of non-severe acute respiratory syndrome human coronavirus-associated influenza-like illness from a population-based active follow-up study in four different regions of Peru. In 2010, the prevalence of infections by human coronaviruses 229E, OC43, NL63, or HKU1 was 6.4% in participants with influenza-like illness who tested negative for influenza viruses. Ten of 11 human coronavirus infections were identified in the fall-winter season. Human coronaviruses are present in different regions of Peru and are relatively frequently associated with influenza-like illness in Peru.
Start page
1038
End page
1040
Volume
93
Issue
5
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Virología
Sistema respiratorio
Enfermedades infecciosas
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84946771470
PubMed ID
Source
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
ISSN of the container
00029637
Sources of information:
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