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. 2019 Feb;25(2):383-384.
doi: 10.3201/eid2502.181298.

Severe Respiratory Illness Associated with Human Metapneumovirus in Nursing Home, New Mexico, USA

Sandra A Peña, Sarah Shrum Davis, Xiaoyan Lu, Senthil Kumar K Sakthivel, Teresa C T Peret, Erica Billig Rose, Chad Smelser, Eileen Schneider, Nimalie D Stone, John Watson

Severe Respiratory Illness Associated with Human Metapneumovirus in Nursing Home, New Mexico, USA

Sandra A Peña et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Feb.

Abstract

Human metapneumovirus is an emerging pathogen that causes upper and lower respiratory illness. Nursing home outbreaks of infection with this virus can cause severe illness and lead to poor patient outcomes. We report an outbreak investigation in a nursing home during 2018 and infection control guidelines to assist in disease control.

Keywords: HMPV; New Mexico; United States; human metapneumovirus; infection control; nursing home; outbreak; respiratory infections; severe respiratory illness; viruses.

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Distribution of 49 cases of a human metapneumonvirus–associated severe respiratory illness in a nursing home, New Mexico, USA, February–March 2018. *Cohorting of cases enhanced.
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