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Conflicts of interest: nothing to declare. ""Clin Microbiol Infect 2010; 16: 326�C329 In contrast to the experience in other European countries, the onset of the A(H1N1)2009 influenza virus epidemic was unexpectedly slow in France during the first part of autumn 2009. Our objective was to test the hypothesis that intense circulation of rhinoviruses might have reduced the probability of infection by A(H1N1)2009 virus at the beginning of autumn 2009. Systematic analysis for the detection of A(H1N1)2009 Cefaloridine (H1N1) and human rhinovirus (HRV) was performed by RT-PCR from week 36 to week 48 on respiratory samples sent to the diagnostic laboratory by the paediatric hospital (n?=?2121). Retrospective analysis of the obtained data, using 2?��?2 contingency tables with Fisher��s exact test, revealed evidence of an inverse relationship between HRV and H1N1 detection. Between weeks 36 and 48 of 2009, both HRV and H1N1 were detected but in different time frames. HRV dispersed widely during early September, peaking at the end of the month, whereas the H1N1 epidemic began during mid-October and was still active at the end of this survey. During the co-circulation period of these two respiratory viruses (weeks 43�C46), HRV detection appeared to reduce the likelihood of H1N1 detection in the same sample (OR?=?0.08�C0.24 VX-809 cost p?Proteases inhibitor Great Britain, Spain) [2]. A combination of atmospheric conditions [3] and the introduced containment procedures may have been responsible for sporadic circulation of the virus in Europe from April to the end of August [4]. However, by September the dry and cold weather, together with the resulting altered social behaviour (increased indoor activity), usually leads to the appearance of human rhinovirus (HRV), seasonal influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections. Therefore, it was predicted by most experts that the H1N1 virus would quickly reach epidemic levels, spreading throughout Europe, by early October, and that children would play a major role in the dissemination of the virus as observed in the southern hemisphere. As anticipated the epidemic status of H1N1, based on reports of Influenza Like Illness (ILI), was declared in France during the first week of September (week 36) [5].