Epidemiological survey in a day care center following toddler sudden death due to human metapneumovirus infection

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Lormeau, B. | Foulongne, V. | Baccino, E. | Adriansen, A. | Pidoux, O. | Prodhomme, O. | Haquet, A. | Guyon, G. | Jeziorski, E.

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International audience. We report the sudden death of a 33-month-old child owing to acute respiratory distress syndrome due to human metapneumovirus (hMPV) infection. Of 30 children attending the same day care centre, 26% and 59% had hMPV and multiple infections, respectively; three of six children with pneumonia had a diagnosis of hMPV. hMPV infection is common in childhood viral co-infections but it can cause sudden death

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