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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, Brent I; Young, Paul R; Nissen, Michael D
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.