title: Human metapneumovirus, Australia, 2001-2004.
abstract: We examined 10,025 respiratory samples collected for 4 years (2001-2004) and found a 7.1% average annual incidence of human metapneumovirus. The epidemic peak of infection was late winter to spring, and genotyping showed a change in predominant viral genotype in 3 of the 4 years.
authors.affiliation: Queensland Paediatric Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Royal Children's Hospital and Health Service District, Herston Road, Herston, Queensland 4029, Australia. t.sloots@uq.edu.au
authors.forename: Theo P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Sloots
authors.forename: Ian M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Mackay
authors.forename: Seweryn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bialasiewicz
authors.forename: Kevin C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Jacob
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McQueen
authors.forename: Gerald B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Harnett
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Siebert
authors.forename: Brent I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Masters
authors.forename: Paul R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Nissen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D029121:Metapneumovirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018184:Paramyxoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D010802:Phylogeny; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D012621:Seasons; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA