Novel Respiratory Virus Infections in Children, Brazil

Recently discovered respiratory viruses were detected in 19 (9.2%) of 205 nasal swab specimens from children in Brazil with respiratory illnesses. Five each were positive for human metapneumovirus (HMPV) alone and human bocavirus (HBoV) alone, 3 for human coronaviruses (HCoV-HKU1 or -NL63) alone, an...

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Main Authors: Maria Carolina M. Albuquerque, Gisele P.A. Pena, Rafael B. Varella, George Gallucci, Dean D. Erdman, Norma Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/5/08-1603_article