The transmission dynamics and diversity of human metapneumovirus in Peru.
Simon PollettNídia Sequeira TrovãoYi TanJohn-Sebastian EdenRebecca A HalpinJayati BeraSuman R DasDavid WentworthVictor OcañaSilvia M MendocillaCarlos ÁlvarezMaria E CalistoJosefina GarciaEric HalseyJulia S AmpueroMartha I NelsonMariana LeguiaPublished in: Influenza and other respiratory viruses (2018)
There is extensive HMPV genetic diversity even within smaller and relatively less connected cities of Peru and this virus is spatially fluid. Greater diversity of HMPV in Iquitos compared to Piura may relate to higher volumes of human movement, including air traffic to this location.