Zoonotic origins of human metapneumovirus: A journey from birds to humans

ST Jesse, M Ludlow, ADME Osterhaus - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Metapneumoviruses, members of the family Pneumoviridae, have been identified in birds
(avian metapneumoviruses; AMPV's) and humans (human metapneumoviruses; HMPV's) …

Advancement in the development of mRNA‐based vaccines for respiratory viruses

T Troncoso‐Bravo, MA Ramírez, RA Loaiza… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Acute respiratory infections are the leading cause of death and illness in children under 5
years old and represent a significant burden in older adults. Primarily caused by viruses …

Respiratory syncytial virus B sequence analysis reveals a novel early genotype

JC Muñoz-Escalante, A Comas-García… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of respiratory infections and is classified
in two main groups, RSV-A and RSV-B, with multiple genotypes within each of them. For …

[HTML][HTML] The emergence, impact, and evolution of human metapneumovirus variants from 2014 to 2021 in Spain

M Piñana, A González-Sánchez, C Andrés, M Abanto… - Journal of Infection, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is an important aetiologic agent of
respiratory tract infection (RTI). This study aimed to describe the prevalence, genetic …

Re-emergence of HMPV in Gwangju, South Korea, after the COVID-19 pandemic

SJ Cho, SH Kim, H Lee, YU Lee, J Mun, S Park, J Park… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
The non-pharmaceutical interventions implemented to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have
affected the epidemiology of other respiratory viruses. In South Korea, Human …

Multicenter epidemiological investigation and genetic characterization of respiratory syncytial virus and metapneumovirus infections in the pre-pandemic 2018–2019 …

A Pierangeli, A Piralla, S Uceda Renteria… - Clinical and …, 2023 - Springer
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (HMPV) cause a high
burden of disease, particularly in children and the elderly. With the aim to add knowledge on …

Emergence and potential extinction of genetic lineages of human metapneumovirus between 2005 and 2021

K Groen, S van Nieuwkoop, A Meijer, B van der Veer… - Mbio, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is one of the leading causes of respiratory illness (RI),
primarily in infants. Worldwide, two genetic lineages (A and B) of HMPV are circulating that …

Human metapneumovirus infection of organoid-derived human bronchial epithelium represents cell tropism and cytopathology as observed in in vivo models

P Ribó-Molina, S van Nieuwkoop, AZ Mykytyn… - Msphere, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Human metapneumovirus (HMPV), a member of the Pneumoviridae family, causes upper
and lower respiratory tract infections in humans. In vitro studies with HMPV have mostly …

Development of a duplex real-time RT-PCR assay for the detection and identification of two subgroups of human metapneumovirus in a single tube

S Sugimoto, M Kawase, R Suwa, M Kakizaki… - Journal of Virological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a common cause of respiratory infections in children.
Many genetic diagnostic assays have been developed, but most detect hMPV regardless of …

The burden of non‐SARS‐CoV2 viral lower respiratory tract infections in hospitalized children in Barcelona (Spain): A long‐term, clinical, epidemiologic and economic …

J Vila, E Lera, C Andrés, M Piñana… - Influenza and other …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Viral lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) are the leading cause of
hospitalization in children. In Catalonia (Spain), information is scarce about the burden of …