Human Metapneumovirus Infection among Children, Bangladesh

Abstract

We confirmed circulation of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) among children with febrile and respiratory illness in an urban slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh, during active surveillance in 2001. HMPV was the most common single virus identified among febrile children and appears to contribute to the high rates of illness in this population.

Keywords

• Human metapneumovirus
• pneumonia
• children
• paramyxoviridae
• Dhaka
• Bangladesh