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Any of a group of viruses (genus Metapneumovirus) responsible for some respiratory infection in humans and birds..
Among them were strains of human respiratory syncytial virus, or HRSV, and of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, both leading causes of respiratory disease in people.
Beijing has since acknowledged a surge in cases of the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV), especially among children, and it attributed this to a seasonal spike.
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Metapneumovirus means Any of a group of viruses (genus Metapneumovirus) responsible for some respiratory infection in humans and birds..
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Among them were strains of human respiratory syncytial virus, or HRSV, and of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, both leading causes of respiratory disease in people.
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