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Review
. 2024 Mar 7;21(1):59.
doi: 10.1186/s12985-024-02327-9.

Epidemiology and diagnosis technologies of human metapneumovirus in China: a mini review

Yuan Feng  1 , Tao He  2 , Bo Zhang  1 , Haibin Yuan  1 , Yinfei Zhou  3
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Review

Epidemiology and diagnosis technologies of human metapneumovirus in China: a mini review

Yuan Feng et al. Virol J. .

Abstract

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a newly identified pathogen causing acute respiratory tract infections in young infants worldwide. Since the initial document of HMPV infection in China in 2003, Chinese scientists have made lots of efforts to prevent and control this disease, including developing diagnosis methods, vaccines and antiviral agents against HMPV, as well as conducting epidemiological investigations. However, effective vaccines or special antiviral agents against HMPV are currently not approved, thus developing early diagnosis methods and knowing its epidemiological characteristics will be beneficial for HMPV control. Here, we summarized current research focused on the epidemiological characteristics of HMPV in China and its available detection methods, which will be beneficial to increase the public awareness and disease control in the future.

Keywords: China; Diagnosis methods; Epidemiological characteristics; Genotype; Human metapneumovirus.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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Fig. 1
Current epidemiology of HMPV in China. results of 56 representative studies investigating the epidemiological characteristics of HMPV in human populations across distinct regions covering 18 provinces or regions. These studies were collected from the English and Chinese databases from January 1, 2003, to December 31, 2023. Data of these provinces or regions marked with white were not available
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