Volume 16, Number 9—September 2010
Dispatch
Rhinovirus Outbreaks in Long-term Care Facilities, Ontario, Canada
Jean Longtin1
, Alex Marchand-Austin, Anne-Luise Winter, Samir N. Patel, Alireza Eshaghi, Frances B. Jamieson, Donald E. Low, and Jonathan B. Gubbay
, Alex Marchand-Austin, Anne-Luise Winter, Samir N. Patel, Alireza Eshaghi, Frances B. Jamieson, Donald E. Low, and Jonathan B. Gubbay
Table 1
Viruses identified in 297 respiratory illness outbreaks in long-term care facilities, Ontario, Canada, July 1–December 31, 2009*
| Virus | Outbreaks, no. (%) |
|---|---|
| Enterovirus/rhinovirus | 174 (59.0) |
| Influenza A | 22 (7.0) |
| Parainfluenza 1 | 18 (6) |
| Parainfluenza 2 | 3 (1.0) |
| Parainfluenza 3 | 3 (1.0) |
| Parainfluenza 4 | 2 (0.7) |
| Metapneumovirus | 2 (0.7) |
| Influenza B | 1 (0.3) |
| Respiratory syncytial virus A | 1 (0.3) |
| Respiratory syncytial virus B | 1 (0.3) |
| Adenovirus | 0 |
| No specimens received | 28 (9.0) |
| Negative | 63 (21.0) |
*In 187 outbreaks, 1 virus was detected; in 17 outbreaks, 2 viruses were detected; and in 3 outbreaks, 3 viruses were detected.
1Current affiliation: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
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