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- Title
Human metapneumovirus, Australia, 2001-2004.
- Authors
Sloots, Theo P.; Mackay, Ian M.; Bialasiewicz, Seweryn; Jacob, Kevin C.; McQueen, Emily; Harnett, Gerald B.; Siebert, David J.; Masters, I. Brent; Young, Paul R.; Nissen, Michael D.; Masters, Brent I
- Abstract
We examined 10,025 respiratory samples collected for 4 years (2001-2004) and found a 7.1% average annual incidence of human metapneumovirus. The epidemic peak of infection was late winter to spring, and genotyping showed a change in predominant viral genotype in 3 of the 4 years.
- Subjects
VIRUSES; EPIDEMICS; INFECTION; RESPIRATORY infections; RESPIRATORY diseases
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006, Vol 12, Issue 8, p1263
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid1708.051239