Breaking In: Human Metapneumovirus Fusion and Entry
Viruses, 2013 Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a leading cause of respiratory infection that causes upper airway and severe lower respiratory tract infections. HMPV infection is initiated by viral surface glycoproteins that attach to cellular receptors and mediate ...
John V. Williams, Reagan G. Cox
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Epidemiology of Human Metapneumovirus [PDF]
Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 2006 SUMMARY Since the discovery of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in 2001, the virus has been identified worldwide. hMPV is a common respiratory pathogen, particularly in infants and young children. The virus is associated with both upper and lower respiratory tract infections and may be a trigger for asthma.
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EPI Update, September 10, 2010 [PDF]
, 2010 Weekly newsletter for Center For Acute Disease Epidemiology of Iowa Department of Public ...
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Swabbing for respiratory viral infections in older patients: a comparison of rayon and nylon flocked swabs [PDF]
, 2010 The purpose of this study was to compare the sampling efficacy of rayon swabs and nylon flocked swabs, and of oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal specimens for the detection of respiratory viruses in elderly patients.
S. S. Hernes +6 more
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Human Metapneumovirus Infection in Chimpanzees, United States
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014 Zoonotic disease transmission and infections are of particular concern for humans and closely related great apes. In 2009, an outbreak of human metapneumovirus infection was associated with the death of a captive chimpanzee in Chicago, Illinois, USA ...
Owen M. Slater +10 more
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A comparison of AMPV subtypes A and B full genomes, gene transcripts and proteins led to reverse-genetics systems rescuing both subtypes [PDF]
, 2016 Avian metapneumovirus (AMPV) infection of poultry causes serious disease in most countries and subtype A reverse-genetic (RG) systems have allowed a generation of viruses of known sequence, and proved useful in developments towards better control by live
Catelli, Elena +7 more
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Human Metapneumovirus Infection in a Patient with Recurrent Wheezing: Case Report
İstanbul Medical Journal, 2019 Lower respiratory tract infections are responsible for 28% of preventable and treatable childhood deaths under 2 years of age in the world. In recent years, due to advances on the factors of respiratory tract infections, new agents such as human ...
Öner Özdemir, Onur Bircan
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Human Metapneumovirus Antagonism of Innate Immune Responses
Viruses, 2012  Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a recently identified RNA virus belonging to the Paramyxoviridae family, which includes several major human and animal pathogens.
Xiaoyong Bao +2 more
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Nuevos virus respiratorios en niños de 2 meses a 3 años con sibilancias recurrentes [PDF]
, 2008 Introducción. Los virus respiratorios son los agentes que con más frecuencia desencadenan sibilancias, especialmente, el virus sincicial respiratorio en los lactantes y los rinovirus en niños mayores. Objetivos.
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Epidemiology, co-infections, and outcomes of viral pneumonia in adults an observational cohort study [PDF]
, 2015 Advanced technologies using polymerase-chain reaction have allowed for increased recognition of viral respiratory infections including pneumonia. Co-infections have been described for several respiratory viruses, especially with influenza.
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