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We describe the prevalence of human metapneumovirus infection in children visiting outpatient department with symptoms of respiratory illness in rural areas of Dibrugarh District of Assam. Human metapneumovirus was observed in 7.2% (20/276) of children aged ≤5 years with detection of genotypes A2b a...

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Published inIndian pediatrics Vol. 51; no. 11; pp. 931 - 935
Main Authors Biswas, Dipankar, Yadav, Kaushal, Borkakoty, Biswajyoti, Mahanta, Jagadish, Bansal, P. G., Toteja, G. S., Suman, R., Gautam, Piyush, Sharma, Nivedita, Sharma, Milap, Choudhary, Sanjeev
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Springer India 01.11.2014
Subjects
Maternal and Child Health
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatrics
Viruses
Pneumonia
Etiology
Epidemiology
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Summary:We describe the prevalence of human metapneumovirus infection in children visiting outpatient department with symptoms of respiratory illness in rural areas of Dibrugarh District of Assam. Human metapneumovirus was observed in 7.2% (20/276) of children aged ≤5 years with detection of genotypes A2b and B2.
ISSN:0019-6061
0974-7559
DOI:10.1007/s13312-014-0533-6