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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2024 Jan 30;30(3).
doi: 10.3201/eid3003.230990. Online ahead of print.
Betacoronavirus Infection Outbreak, São Paulo, Brazil, Fall 2023
Tânia do Socorro Souza Chaves, Ana H Perosa, Gabriela Barbosa, Diogo B Ferreira, N Bellei
We report a human coronavirus OC43 infection outbreak in hospitalized patients and healthcare workers in São Paulo, Brazil, occurring after SARS-CoV-2 cases disappeared. Infection was associated with healthcare workers in 5 (29.4%) patients. Routine surveillance including a respiratory virus panel can improve coronavirus detection in both healthcare professionals and patients.
Keywords: Brazil; COVID-19; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; São Paulo; betacoronavirus; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; human coronavirus; outbreak; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome
. 2024 Jan 30;30(3).
doi: 10.3201/eid3003.230990. Online ahead of print.
Betacoronavirus Infection Outbreak, São Paulo, Brazil, Fall 2023
Tânia do Socorro Souza Chaves, Ana H Perosa, Gabriela Barbosa, Diogo B Ferreira, N Bellei
- PMID: 38290816
- DOI: 10.3201/eid3003.230990
We report a human coronavirus OC43 infection outbreak in hospitalized patients and healthcare workers in São Paulo, Brazil, occurring after SARS-CoV-2 cases disappeared. Infection was associated with healthcare workers in 5 (29.4%) patients. Routine surveillance including a respiratory virus panel can improve coronavirus detection in both healthcare professionals and patients.
Keywords: Brazil; COVID-19; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; São Paulo; betacoronavirus; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; human coronavirus; outbreak; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome