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Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a respiratory virus first identified in 2001 by researchers in the Netherlands, although evidence suggests the virus has been causing illness for at least 50 years. Similar to other respiratory pathogens, such as the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), HMPV primarily causes respiratory tract infections in children, the elderly, and immunocompromised individuals. What is HMPV? HMPV is ...