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. 2010 Mar 29;48(2):104–108. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2010.02.023

Table 3.

Overview of HCoV-NL63 screening in Western European studies covering 2 or more consecutive years.

Country Years testeda Samples tested Samples positive Percentage positive Reference
The Netherlands 2001 85 4 4.71% 19
2002 54 0 0.00% 19
2003 578 9 1.56% 6, this study
2004 40 0 0.00% 6, this study
2005 258 6 2.33% 6, this study



Belgium 2003 233 6 2.58% 22
2004 70 1 1.43% 22



Switzerland 2000 22 1 4.55% 21
2001 28 5 17.86% 21
2002 10 0 0.00% 21
2003 16 0 0.00% 21
2004 22 1 4.55% 21
2005 22 2 9.09% 21
2006 2 0 0.00% 21



Germany 2000 726 10 1.38% This study
2001 916 57 6.22% This study
2002 114 2 1.75% This study



Sweden 2004 116 1 0.86% 23
2005 106 11 10.38% 23



France 2003 300 28 9.33% 18
2004 200 4 2.00% This study
2005 1002 33 3.29% 15
a

A year is defined from August to July, e.g. year 2000 is the period between August 1999 till July 2000.