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Human metapneumovirus: a new player among respiratory viruses.

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America ·Vol. 38 ·No. 7 ·2004-04-01 ·Pages 983-90

Hamelin ME, Abed Y, Boivin G

Abstract

The human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a newly described member of the Paramyxoviridae family belonging to the Metapneumovirus genus. Since its initial description in 2001, hMPV has been reported in most parts of the world and isolated from the respiratory tract of subjects from all age groups. Despite the fact that prospective and case-control studies have been limited, the epidemiology and clinical manifestations associated with hMPV have been found to be reminiscent of those of the human respiratory syncytial virus, with most severe respiratory tract infections occurring in infants, elderly subjects, and immunocompromised hosts. Additional research is needed to define the pathogenesis of this viral infection and the host's specific immune response.

MeSH Terms
Genome, Viral Humans Metapneumovirus/genetics,isolation & purification Paramyxoviridae Infections/epidemiology,physiopathology,prevention & control,virology Respiratory Tract Infections/epidemiology,physiopathology,prevention & control,virology
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Hamelin Marie-Eve
Research Center in Infectious Diseases, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, and Laval University, Quebec City, Canada.
Abed Yacine
Boivin Guy
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Article Info
Journal
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Abbr.
Clin Infect Dis
ISSN
1537-6591
DOI
10.1086/382536
Published
2004-04-01
Epub
2004-00-15
Pages
983-90
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
9203213
PMCID
PMC7107938
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1086/382536 PMC Full Text View journal details
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