title: Human metapneumovirus infection among children, Bangladesh.
abstract: We confirmed circulation of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) among children with febrile and respiratory illness in an urban slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh, during active surveillance in 2001. HMPV was the most common single virus identified among febrile children and appears to contribute to the high rates of illness in this population.
authors.affiliation: ICDDR,B Division of Health Systems and Infectious Diseases, GPO Box 128 Mohakhali, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh. abrooks@icddrb.org
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Abdullah Brooks
authors.forename: Dean
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Erdman
authors.forename: Pauline
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Terebuh
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Klimov
authors.forename: Doli
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goswami
authors.forename: Amina Tahia
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Sharmeen
authors.forename: Tasnim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Azim
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Luby
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bridges
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Breiman
mesh_terms: D001459:Bangladesh / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D029121:Metapneumovirus; D018184:Paramyxoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011204:Poverty Areas; D015995:Prevalence; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014505:Urban Population