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Clinical impact of human metapneumovirus genotypes and genotype-specific seroprevalence in Yamagata, Japan.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jun 2008
Matsuzaki Yoko, Itagaki Tsutomu, Abiko Chieko, Aoki Yoko, Suto Asuka, Mizuta Katsumi
Abstract excerpt
The clinical impact of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) genotypes and the relation between the hMPV genotype in circulation and genotype-specific seroprevalence are yet to be clarified. We determined the genotypes of 93 hMPV strains that were isolated between 2004 and 2006 in Yamagata, Japan, and identified 35 genotype A2, 14 genotype B1, and 44 genotype B2 isolates. Children infected with genotype A2 hMPV were...
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