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Virology Laboratory (VL)

human Metapneumovirus (hMPV)

Clinical Virology Program

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Negative-stain electron micrographs of human metapneumovirus.

Negative-stain electron micrographs of human metapneumovirus.
Photograph courtesy of Dr. Charles Humphrey of CDC/NCID/IDPA
Published in JID 2002;185:1660-3

Contact Information

Lab Director: Kirsten St. George, MAppSc, PhD
Associate Director: Meghan Fuschino, MS
Telephone: (518) 474-4177

Certification Information

CLIA # 33D2005937
PFI # 8523
WHO Collaborating Laboratory
Disease:
  • Acute upper and/or lower respiratory tract infection with fever and cough
  • Difficult to distinguish from RSV in children
  • May cause secondary bacterial infection
  • More severe in infants and young children, most likely presenting as bronchiolitis or pneumonia
Transmission:
  • Via the respiratory route by aerosols
Vaccination:
  • None available at this time
Age Association:
  • Infants and young children-most common
  • Adults-Influenza-like illness or pneumonia
Geographic Distribution:
  • World wide
Seasonal Distribution:
  • Winter/early spring
Preferred Specimens:
  • Nasopharyngeal swab, wash, or aspirate, oropharyngeal swab, bronchial wash
Collection and Shipping:
Test Methods: Molecular:
  • Real-time RT-PCR
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