Characteristics of human metapneumovirus infection, is it important the age?

Ramón, Alicia Montaner; Faci, Cristina Martínez; Fernández, José Miguel Martínez de Zabarte; Arnal, Ignacio Ros

doi:10.1016/j.eimce.2017.01.016

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“…HMPV was first described in 2001 in paediatric patients with unidentifiable viruses in the Netherlands, although a concomitant serological survey evidenced that the virus had been circulating in humans for at least 50 years [ 78 ]. Age-related differences in clinical presentation have been described for HMPV infections: whereas children under two years of age were more frequently affected by cough, rhinitis, apnoea, and respiratory distress, those over two years of age were more likely to present crises, seizures, and fever [ 79 ].…”

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Human-Borne Pathogens: Are They Threatening Wild Great Ape Populations?

Köster¹,

Lapuente

Cruz

et al. 2022

Veterinary Sciences

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Climate change and anthropic activities are the two main factors explaining wild great ape habitat reduction and population decline. The extent to which human-borne infectious diseases are contributing to this trend is still poorly understood. This is due to insufficient or fragmented knowledge on the abundance and distribution of current wild great ape populations, the difficulty obtaining optimal biological samples for diagnostic testing, and the scarcity of pathogen typing data of sufficient quality. This review summarises current information on the most clinically relevant pathogens of viral, bacterial, parasitic, and fungal nature for which transmission from humans to wild great apes is suspected. After appraising the robustness of available epidemiological and/or molecular typing evidence, we attempt to categorise each pathogen according to its likelihood of truly being of human origin. We further discuss those agents for which anthroponotic transmission is more likely. These include two viral (Human Metapneumovirus and Respiratory Syncytial Virus), one bacterial (diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli), and two parasitic (Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis) pathogens. Finally, we identify the main drawbacks impairing research on anthroponotic pathogen transmission in wild great apes and propose research lines that may contribute to bridging current knowledge gaps.

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Section: Example 1: Human Metapneumovirus and Respiratory Syncytial V...mentioning

confidence: 99%