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. 2020 Apr 9;82(6):726–730. doi: 10.1292/jvms.19-0587

Table 1. Seasonal difference of bovine coronavirus infection rate.

Season (Month) Positive rate of bovine coronavirus
(No. of positive/No. of inspections)

All cattle Respiratory symptoms
Early spring (Mar.) 36.2% (17/47) 50.0% (8/16)
Late spring (Apr., May) 5.2% (3/57) 6.6% (3/45)
Summer (Jun., Jul., Aug.) 4.7% (1/21) 4.7% (1/21)
Early autumn (Sep., Oct.) 1.8% (1/55) 2.0% (1/49)
Late autumn (Nov.) 100% (13/13) 100% (6/6)
Winter (Dec., Jan., Feb.) 19.0% (50/262) 28.6% (39/136)

Total 18.6% (85/455) 21.2% (58/273)