Emerging Human Metapneumovirus Gene Duplication Variants in Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Infection,China, 2017–2019 |
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| Authors: | Zhibo Xie Jin Xu Yunhui Ren Aili Cui Huiling Wang Jinhua Song Qiang Zhang Manli Hu Wenbo Xu Yan Zhang |
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| Institution: | National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China (Z. Xie, A. Cui, H. Wang, J. Song, Q. Zhang, M. Hu, W. Xu, Y. Zhang);Henan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhengzhou, China (J. Xu);Luohe Prefectural Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Luohe, China (Y. Ren) |
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| Abstract: | We detected human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in 72 (7.1%) of 1,021 patients hospitalized with severe acute respiratory infection in Luohe, China, during 2017–2019. We detected HMPV most frequently in young children and less often in adults. HMPV genotype A2c variants 111 nt and 180 nt duplications predominated, demonstrating their continuing geographic spread. |
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| Keywords: | acute respiratory tract infections China genetic variations human metapneumovirus Metapneumovirus Pneumoviridae severe acute respiratory infection viruses respiratory infection |
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