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Volume 20, Number 9—September 2014
Letter

Porcine Coronavirus HKU15 Detected in 9 US States, 2014

Leyi Wang1, Beverly Byrum, and Yan Zhang1Comments to Author 
Author affiliations: Ohio Department of Agriculture, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, USA

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US states with swine samples positive for porcine coronavirus (PorCoV) HKU15, between February and April 2014. A total of 435 samples from 10 states were selected to be tested for the presence of PorCoV. Of those samples, 109 (25%) from 9 states (dark gray) were positive for PorCoV HKU15. Another recent article reported the presence of PorCoV HKU15 in Iowa (white) (3). Strain names are indicated below state abbreviations.

Figure. US states with swine samples positive for porcine coronavirus (PorCoV) HKU15, between February and April 2014. A total of 435 samples from 10 states were selected to be tested for the presence of PorCoV. Of those samples, 109 (25%) from 9 states (dark gray) were positive for PorCoV HKU15. Another recent article reported the presence of PorCoV HKU15 in Iowa (white) (3). Strain names are indicated below state abbreviations.

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1These authors were co–principal investigators.

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