Human Respiratory Coronaviruses Detected In Patients with Influenza-Like Illness in Arkansas, USA.

ABSTRACT: Acute respiratory viruses often result in significant morbidity and mortality. The potential impact of human respiratory coronavirus (CoV) infections was underestimated until the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV) outbreak in 2003, which showed that new, highly pathogenic coronaviruses could be introduced to humans, highlighting the importance of monitoring the circulating coronaviruses. The use of sensitive molecular methods has contributed to the differential diagnosis of viruses circulating in humans. Our study aim was to investigate the molecular epidemiology of human CoV strains circulating in Arkansas, their genetic variability and their association with reported influenza-like symptoms. We analyzed 200 nasal swab samples, collected by the Arkansas Department of Health in 2

SUBMITTER: Silva CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5004774 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature