A surge in human metapneumovirus paediatric respiratory admissions in Western Australia following the reduction of SARS-CoV-2 non-pharmaceutical interventions.
David Anthony FoleyDaniel K YeohCara A Minney-SmithChristine ShinBriony HazeltonTobias HoeppnerHannah C MooreMark NicolChisha SikazweMeredith L BorlandAvram LevyChris C BlythPublished in: Journal of paediatrics and child health (2023)
The absence and subsequent surge underline the susceptibility of hMPV to NPIs. Increased hMPV-positive admissions in 2021 can be partially attributable to testing, but test-positivity remained high, consistent with a genuine increase. Continued comprehensive testing will help ascertain true burden of hMPV respiratory diseases.