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CORRECTION article

Front. Microbiol., 27 September 2022
Sec. Infectious Agents and Disease
Volume 13 - 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.988058

Corrigendum: Pandemics throughout history

\nJocelyne PiretJocelyne PiretGuy Boivin Guy Boivin*
  • CHU de Québec – Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada

A corrigendum on
Pandemics throughout history

by Piret, J., and Boivin, G. (2021). Front. Microbiol. 11:631736. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.631736

In the original article, there was an error. The genera of two common human coronaviruses (HCoV-OC43 and HCoV-NL63) were inverted by mistake in two sentences.

A correction has been made to Coronaviruses section, first paragraph, pages 8–9. This sentence previously stated:

“HCoV-229E and HCoV-OC43, which belong to the alpha-coronavirus genus, are the causative agents of common cold (Kahn and McIntosh, 2005). HCoV-NL63 and HCoV-HKU1, which are members of the beta-coronavirus genus, cause more severe, although rarely fatal, infections of the upper and lower respiratory tracts (Kahn and McIntosh, 2005).”

The corrected sentence appears below:

“HCoV-229E (alpha-coronavirus) and HCoV-OC43 (beta-coronavirus) are the causative agents of common cold (Kahn and McIntosh, 2005). HCoV-NL63 (alpha-coronavirus) and HCoV-HKU1 (beta-coronavirus) cause more severe, although rarely fatal, infections of the upper and lower respiratory tracts (Kahn and McIntosh, 2005).”

The authors apologize for this error and state that this does not change the scientific conclusions of the article in any way. The original article has been updated.

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References

Kahn, J. S., and McIntosh, K. (2005). History and recent advances in coronavirus discovery. Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. 24, S223–S227. doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000188166.17324.60 discussion S226,

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Keywords: infectious diseases, zoonotic pathogens, pandemic, public health measures, pharmaceutical interventions, water-borne pathogens

Citation: Piret J and Boivin G (2022) Corrigendum: Pandemics throughout history. Front. Microbiol. 13:988058. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.988058

Received: 06 July 2022; Accepted: 09 September 2022;
Published: 27 September 2022.

Edited and reviewed by: Axel Cloeckaert, Institut National de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (INRAE), France

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*Correspondence: Guy Boivin, guy.boivin@crchudequebec.ulaval.ca

Disclaimer: All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.