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. 2015 Nov;93(5):1038-40.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0271. Epub 2015 Aug 31.

Human Coronavirus-Associated Influenza-Like Illness in the Community Setting in Peru

Hugo Razuri  1 , Monika Malecki  2 , Yeny Tinoco  2 , Ernesto Ortiz  2 , M Claudia Guezala  2 , Candice Romero  2 , Abel Estela  2 , Patricia Breña  2 , Maria-Luisa Morales  2 , Erik J Reaves  2 , Jorge Gomez  2 , Timothy M Uyeki  2 , Marc-Alain Widdowson  2 , Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner  2 , Daniel G Bausch  2 , Verena Schildgen  2 , Oliver Schildgen  2 , Joel M Montgomery  2
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Human Coronavirus-Associated Influenza-Like Illness in the Community Setting in Peru

Hugo Razuri et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Nov.

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.

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Temporal distribution of cases of influenza-like illness associated with human coronaviruses in four sites in Peru, 2010. * Human coronavirus monthly detection rate among influenza-negative samples.
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