An Outbreak of Coronavirus OC43 Respiratory Infection in Normandy, France

摘要: The 2 groups of human coronaviruses (HCoVs) represented by the prototype strains HCoV 229E and OC43 are mostly known as viruses responsible for common cold syndrome. HCoVs difficult to detect, epidemiological data rare. From October 2000 through April 2001, we tested 1803 respiratory samples reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. 8 February 27 March was detected in obtained from 30 (6%) 501 patients. other were syncytial virus (6.1%), parainfluenza 3 (1%), influenza A (7.8%), B (7.2%), rhinovirus (6.4%), enterovirus adenovirus (2%). Infection with patients all age groups. following clinical symptoms noted: fever (in 59.8% patients), general 30%), digestive problems 56.8%), rhinitis 36.6%), pharyngitis laryngitis 3.3%), otitis 13.3%), bronchitis 16.6%), bronchiolitis 10%), pneumonia 6.6%). This study shows that an outbreak infection lower tract observed nearly one-third identified active surveillance coronavirus infection.