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Molecular detection and genetic characterization of human metapneumovirus strains circulating in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Scientific reports - 18 Feb 2022
Arshad Yasir, Rana Muhammad Suleman, Ikram Aamer, Salman Muhammad, Aamir Uzma Bashir, Zaidi Syed Sohail Zahoor, Alam Muhammad Masroor, Sharif Salmaan, Shaukat Shahzad, Khurshid Adnan, Hakim Rabia, Mujtaba Ghulam, Umair Massab, Sattar Sadia, Bostan Nazish
Abstract excerpt
Lower respiratory illness is one of the leading causes of death among children in low- and high-income countries. Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a key contributor to respiratory illnesses commonly reported among children and causes serious clinical complications ranging from mild respiratory infections to severe lower respiratory tract anomalies mainly in the form of bronchiolitis and pneumonia. However, due to...
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