The Clinical and Genomic Epidemiology of Rhinovirus in Homeless Shelters-King County, Washington.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rhinovirus (RV) is a common cause of respiratory illness in all people, including those experiencing homelessness. RV epidemiology in homeless shelters is unknown.

Methods

We analyzed data from a cross-sectional homeless shelter study in King County, Washington, October 2019-May 2021. Shelter residents or guardians aged ≥3 months reporting acute respiratory illness completed questionnaires and submitted nasal swabs. After 1 April 2020, enrollment expanded to residents and staff regardless of symptoms. Samples were tested by multiplex RT-PCR for respiratory viruses. A subset of RV-positive samples was sequenced.

Results

There were 1066 RV-positive samples with RV present every month of the study period. RV was the most common virus before and during the coro

SUBMITTER: Chow EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9384451 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature