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human metapneumovirus

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human metapneumovirus,
a species that causes respiratory infection in humans that is clinically similar to but less severe than that caused by respiratory syncytial virus.


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We confirmed circulation of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) among children with febrile and respiratory illness in an urban slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh, during active surveillance in 2001, HMPV was the most common single virus identified among febrile children and appears to contribute to the high rates of illness in this population.
When the Dutch discovery became public, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville began looking for evidence of human metapneumovirus in patients at a Vanderbilt clinic.
The workshop will also feature presentations on new products for detection of human metapneumovirus (MPV) and enterovirus.
 
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