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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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Human Metapneumovirus Infection is Associated with Severe Respiratory Disease in Preschool Children with History of Prematurity

Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2016
Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a recently discovered respiratory pathogen of the family Paramyxoviridae, the same family as that of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
Krishna Pancham, Iman Sami, Geovanny F. Perez, Shehlanoor Huseni, Bassem Kurdi, Mary C. Rose, Carlos E. Rodriguez-Martinez, Gustavo Nino   +7 more
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Human Metapneumovirus: An Emerging Respiratory Virus

National Journal of Community Medicine
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV), a significant yet often overlooked respiratory pathogen, causes mild to severe respiratory infections, particularly in children, the elderly, and immunocompromised individuals.
Sonal Chand, Ranjita Karmacharya, Sabita Thapa Magar, Helena Nongmeikapam, Ringkangmai Liangkiuwiliu, David Ratna Paul Talagatoti   +5 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, Karen A. Terio, Yange Zhang, Dean D. Erdman, Eileen Schneider, Jane Kuypers, Steven M. Wolinsky, Kevin J. Kunstman, Jennifer Kunstman, Michael J. Kinsel, Kathryn C. Gamble   +10 more
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Airway epithelial cells from asthmatic adults support elevated human metapneumovirus infection due to impaired apoptosis

, 2022
Airway epithelial cells from asthmatic adults support elevated human metapneumovirus infection due to impaired ...
Engin Baturcam (309036), Johanna Schagen (13374000), Emma Thomas (833537), Natale Snape (670279), Kirsten Spann (670280), Peter Sly (13095165), Janine Di-Masi (13374003), Sally Galbraith (13374006), Simon Phipps (157686), Emmanuelle Fantino (12008818), Tiong Han Yeo (13373997)   +10 more
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Respiratory Failure Secondary to Human Metapneumovirus Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a 32-Month-Old Child

Case Reports in Pediatrics, 2012
Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a common virus that can cause respiratory problems ranging from mild upper respiratory tract disease to respiratory failure requiring mechanical support.
Abha Gupta, Melania Bembea, Anna Brown, Courtney Robertson, Lewis Romer, Ronald D. Cohn   +5 more
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Analysis of the genomic sequence of a human metapneumovirus (hMPV). [PDF]

, 2002
We recently described the isolation of a novel paramyxovirus from children with respiratory tract disease in The Netherlands. Based on biological properties and limited sequence information the virus was provisionally classified as the first nonavian ...
Fouchier, Ron; id_orcid, Albert D.M.E. Osterhaus, Osterhaus, A.D.M.E. (Albert), Osterhaus, Albert D.M.E., Fouchier, R.A.M. (Ron), Bestebroer, Theo, Fouchier, Ron, Bestebroer, Theo M., Bestebroer, T.M. (Theo), van den Hoogen, Bernadette G., Bernadette G. van den Hoogen, van den Hoogen, BG, Theo M. Bestebroer, Hoogen, B.G. (Bernadette) van den, Fouchier, Ron A.M., Ron A.M. Fouchier, Osterhaus, Ab   +16 more
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Human metapneumovirus found in clinical materials of children with respiratory tract diseases

Zdravniški Vestnik, 2006
Background: Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) was first recognized in the Netherlands in 2001. Since then, it has been documented all over the world as a cause of human respiratory infections in all age groups. The objective of this study was to introduce and
Katarina Logar, Polona Klemenc, Tatjana Mrvič, Jožica Marin   +3 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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Differential Responses of Pediatric and Adult Primary Epithelial Cells to Human Metapneumovirus and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are pneumoviruses causing lower respiratory tract infections, primarily in infants and children rather than in healthy adults.
Antonieta Guerrero-Plata, Pius I. Babawale   +1 more
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