Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a recently identified Paramyxovirus first isolated from hospitalized children with acute respiratory tract infections (ARTI). We sought evidence of HMPV infection in patients who had visited general practitioners, had influenzalike illnesses (ILI), and had negative tests for influenza and Human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV). As part of national virologic surveillance, sentinel general practices in England and Wales collected samples from patients ...
<5 years; 115 (16%) from those 5-14.9 years; 300 (42%) from those 15-39.9 years; 179 (25%) from those 40-64.9 years; and 37 (5%) from those><1 year old, from four persons ages 18-64 years, and four persons ages>