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Human metapneumovirus prevalence during 2019-2021 in Israel is influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Jul 2022
Stein Michal, Cohen Hodaya, Nemet Ital, Atari Nofar, Kliker Limor, Fratty Ilana S, Bucris Efrat, Geva Miranda, Mendelson Ella, Zuckerman Neta, Mandelboim Michal
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To compare infection rates and circulating subtypes of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) before (2019-2020) and after the emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (2021) in Israel. METHODS: In total, 12,718 respiratory samples were collected from hospitalized patients of all ages during the years 2019 to 2021 at the Sheba Medical Center in Israel and subjected to reverse transcription-polymerase...
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