Metapneumovirus
Sign in to saveMetapneumovirus is a genus of viruses in the family Pneumoviridae.
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It is catalogued under topics including Pneumoviridae and Virus genera.
Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomViruses
- PhylumNegarnaviricota
- ClassMonjiviricetes
- OrderMononegavirales
- FamilyPneumoviridae
Observations recorded1,025
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Research
3,450 papers- Global burden of acute lower respiratory infection associated with human metapneumovirus in children under 5 years in 2018: a systematic review and modelling study.The Lancet. Global health · 2021
- Human Metapneumovirus.Microbiology spectrum · 2014
- Determinants of respiratory syncytial virus and human metapneumovirus transmission.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2025
- Human metapneumovirus: understanding the molecular mechanisms and pathology of infection.Journal of virology · 2025
- An overview of progress in human metapneumovirus (hMPV) research: Structure, function, and therapeutic opportunities.Drug discovery today · 2025
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- Parent taxon
- Pneumoviridae
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Other species
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Metapneumovirus is a genus of viruses in the family Pneumoviridae.
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality, especially for patients with a weakened immune system as well as older adults.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Metapneumovirus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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