Human Metapneumovirus Infection among Children, Bangladesh
W. Abdullah Brooks*†

, Dean D. Erdman‡, Pauline Terebuh§, Alexander Klimov‡, Doli Goswami*, Amina Tahia Sharmeen*, Tasnim Azim*, Stephen P. Luby*, Carolyn Bridges‡, and Robert Breiman¶
Author affiliations: *ICDDR,B, Dhaka, Bangladesh; †Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; ‡Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; §Georgia Department of Human Resources, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; ¶Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nairobi, Kenya;
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Table 1
Viruses detected in children <13 years of age by serology, Kamalampur, Bangladesh, December 2000–December 2001
Virus |
No. infections |
% (N = 60) |
Cumulative % |
Human metapneumovirus |
20 |
33.3 |
33.3 |
Respiratory syncytial virus |
3 |
5.0 |
38.3 |
Adenovirus |
4 |
6.7 |
45.0 |
Parainfluenza virus 3 |
9 |
15.0 |
60.0 |
Influenza (H1N1) |
8 |
13.3 |
73.3 |
Influenza (H3N2) |
2 |
3.3 |
76.6 |
Influenza B |
14 |
23.3 |
99.9 |
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