Human coronavirus circulation in the United States 2014–2017

ME Killerby, HM Biggs, A Haynes, RM Dahl… - Journal of Clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Human coronaviruses (HCoVs)-OC43,-229E,-NL63 and-HKU1 cause
upper and lower respiratory tract infections. HCoVs are globally distributed and the
predominant species may vary by region or year. Prior studies have shown seasonal
patterns of HCoV species and annual variation in species prevalence but national
circulation patterns in the US have not yet been described. Objectives To describe
circulation patterns of HCoVs-OC43,-229E,-NL63 and-HKU1 in the US. Study design We …