Human Coronavirus-Associated Influenza-Like Illness in the Community Setting in Peru

Hugo Razuri United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru; Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH, Klinikum der Privaten Universität Witten/Herdecke, Institut für Pathologie, Cologne, Germany; Clinica San Pablo, Lima, Peru; Influenza Division, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana

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Monika Malecki United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru; Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH, Klinikum der Privaten Universität Witten/Herdecke, Institut für Pathologie, Cologne, Germany; Clinica San Pablo, Lima, Peru; Influenza Division, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana

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Yeny Tinoco United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru; Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH, Klinikum der Privaten Universität Witten/Herdecke, Institut für Pathologie, Cologne, Germany; Clinica San Pablo, Lima, Peru; Influenza Division, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana

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Ernesto Ortiz United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru; Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH, Klinikum der Privaten Universität Witten/Herdecke, Institut für Pathologie, Cologne, Germany; Clinica San Pablo, Lima, Peru; Influenza Division, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana

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M. Claudia Guezala United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru; Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH, Klinikum der Privaten Universität Witten/Herdecke, Institut für Pathologie, Cologne, Germany; Clinica San Pablo, Lima, Peru; Influenza Division, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana

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Candice Romero United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru; Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH, Klinikum der Privaten Universität Witten/Herdecke, Institut für Pathologie, Cologne, Germany; Clinica San Pablo, Lima, Peru; Influenza Division, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana

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Abel Estela United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru; Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH, Klinikum der Privaten Universität Witten/Herdecke, Institut für Pathologie, Cologne, Germany; Clinica San Pablo, Lima, Peru; Influenza Division, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana

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Patricia Breña United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru; Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH, Klinikum der Privaten Universität Witten/Herdecke, Institut für Pathologie, Cologne, Germany; Clinica San Pablo, Lima, Peru; Influenza Division, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana

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Maria-Luisa Morales United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru; Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH, Klinikum der Privaten Universität Witten/Herdecke, Institut für Pathologie, Cologne, Germany; Clinica San Pablo, Lima, Peru; Influenza Division, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana

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Erik J. Reaves United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru; Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH, Klinikum der Privaten Universität Witten/Herdecke, Institut für Pathologie, Cologne, Germany; Clinica San Pablo, Lima, Peru; Influenza Division, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana

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Jorge Gomez United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru; Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH, Klinikum der Privaten Universität Witten/Herdecke, Institut für Pathologie, Cologne, Germany; Clinica San Pablo, Lima, Peru; Influenza Division, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana

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Timothy M. Uyeki United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru; Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH, Klinikum der Privaten Universität Witten/Herdecke, Institut für Pathologie, Cologne, Germany; Clinica San Pablo, Lima, Peru; Influenza Division, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana

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Marc-Alain Widdowson United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru; Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH, Klinikum der Privaten Universität Witten/Herdecke, Institut für Pathologie, Cologne, Germany; Clinica San Pablo, Lima, Peru; Influenza Division, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana

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Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru; Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH, Klinikum der Privaten Universität Witten/Herdecke, Institut für Pathologie, Cologne, Germany; Clinica San Pablo, Lima, Peru; Influenza Division, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana

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Daniel G. Bausch United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru; Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH, Klinikum der Privaten Universität Witten/Herdecke, Institut für Pathologie, Cologne, Germany; Clinica San Pablo, Lima, Peru; Influenza Division, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana

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Verena Schildgen United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru; Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH, Klinikum der Privaten Universität Witten/Herdecke, Institut für Pathologie, Cologne, Germany; Clinica San Pablo, Lima, Peru; Influenza Division, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana

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Oliver Schildgen United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru; Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH, Klinikum der Privaten Universität Witten/Herdecke, Institut für Pathologie, Cologne, Germany; Clinica San Pablo, Lima, Peru; Influenza Division, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana

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Joel M. Montgomery United States Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru; Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH, Klinikum der Privaten Universität Witten/Herdecke, Institut für Pathologie, Cologne, Germany; Clinica San Pablo, Lima, Peru; Influenza Division, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.15-0271
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Volume 93: Issue 5
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1038–1040
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We present findings describing the epidemiology of non-severe acute respiratory syndrome human coronavirus-associated influenza-like illness from a population-based active follow-up study in four different regions of Peru. In 2010, the prevalence of infections by human coronaviruses 229E, OC43, NL63, or HKU1 was 6.4% in participants with influenza-like illness who tested negative for influenza viruses. Ten of 11 human coronavirus infections were identified in the fall–winter season. Human coronaviruses are present in different regions of Peru and are relatively frequently associated with influenza-like illness in Peru.

Author Notes

* Address correspondence to Hugo Razuri, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, 687 Pine Avenue Building V Rm V2.08, Quebec, Canada H3A1A1. E-mail: hugo.razuri@clinepi.mcgill.ca

Financial support: This project was partially supported by grants from the Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung, Hesse, Germany, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, and the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center, Silver Spring, MD.

Copyright statement: Some of the authors of this manuscript are members of the U.S. Military or contractor employee of the U.S. Government. This work was prepared as part of their official duties. Title 17 U.S.C. §105 provides that “Copyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government.” Title 17 U.S.C. §101 defines a U.S. Government work as a work prepared by a military service member or employee of the U.S. Government as part of that person's official duties.

Authors' addresses: Hugo Razuri, Yeny Tinoco, Ernesto Ortiz, Claudia Guezala, Candice Romero, Abel Estela, Patricia Breña, Maria-Luisa Morales, Erik J. Reaves, and Joel M. Montgomery, Virology and Emerging Infections Department, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Callao, Peru, E-mails: hugorazuri@gmail.com, yeny.tinoco@med.navy.mil, ernesto.ortiz@duke.edu, claudia.guezala@med.navy.mil, candice.romero@med.navy.mil, abelestela@gmail.com, patricia.brena.c@gmail.com, malu.morales.fernandez@gmail.com, erikreaves@gmail.com, and jmontgomery@cdc.gov. Monika Malecki, Verena Schildgen, and Oliver Schildgen, Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH, Klinikum der Privaten Universität Witten/Herdecke, Institut für Pathologie, Cologne, Germany, E-mails: maleckim@kliniken-koeln.de, schildgenv@kliniken-koeln.de, and schildgeno@kliniken-koeln.de. Jorge Gomez, Clinica San Pablo, Lima, Peru, E-mail: jlgomezb@gmail.com. Timothy M. Uyeki, Marc-Alain Widdowson, and Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, Influenza Division, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, E-mails: tmu0@cdc.gov, zux5@cdc.gov, and eha9@cdc.gov. Daniel G. Bausch, Virology and Emerging Infections Department, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Callao, Peru, and Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, E-mail: dbausch@tulane.edu.

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© The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2015
Received:
08 Apr 2015
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Accepted:
29 Jun 2015
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Published Online:
04 Nov 2015
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0002-9637
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