Seasonality of Non-SARS, Non-MERS Coronaviruses and the Impact of Meteorological Factors.

ABSTRACT: Seasonality is a characteristic of some respiratory viruses. The aim of our study was to evaluate the seasonality and the potential effects of different meteorological factors on the detection rate of the non-SARS coronavirus detection by PCR. We performed a retrospective analysis of 12,763 respiratory tract sample results (288 positive and 12,475 negative) for non-SARS, non-MERS coronaviruses (NL63, 229E, OC43, HKU1). The effect of seven single weather factors on the coronavirus detection rate was fitted in a logistic regression model with and without adjusting for other weather factors. Coronavirus infections followed a seasonal pattern peaking from December to March and plunged from July to September. The seasonal effect was less pronounced in immunosuppressed patients compared to immun

SUBMITTER: Anastasiou OE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7916144 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature