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ReviewClinical microbiology reviews2025

Determinants of respiratory syncytial virus and human metapneumovirus transmission.

David A Foley, David W Smith, Ian Barr, Hannah C Moore, Mark Nicol, Christopher C Blyth

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Review in Clinical microbiology reviews, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

David A FoleyDepartment of Microbiology, PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8622-7809
David W SmithDepartment of Microbiology, PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.
Ian BarrWHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza, VIDRL, Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Hannah C MooreWesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, Kid's Research Institute Australia, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Mark NicolWesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, Kid's Research Institute Australia, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Christopher C BlythDepartment of Microbiology, PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SUMMARYRespiratory syncytial virus and human metapneumovirus are major causes of respiratory illness globally, particularly affecting children and older adults. Despite their clinical significance, substantial gaps persist in understanding the determinants of their transmission. This review examines the multifaceted factors shaping RSV and hMPV transmission, including viral structure and evolution, host behaviors and viral shedding dynamics, the influence of environmental conditions on viral survival, the roles of population- and community-level transmission networks, and the impact of SARS-CoV-2. Additionally, we explore prevention strategies, including immunizations and non-pharmaceutical interventions, to reduce transmission in high-risk settings.

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MetapneumovirusParamyxoviridae InfectionsRespiratory Syncytial Virus, HumanRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsCOVID-19HumansSARS-CoV-2Virus Sheddingenvironmenthuman metapneumovirusprimary preventionrespiratory syncytial virusrespiratory virustranmission networktransmissionviral shedding

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PMID40748057
PMCPMC12424386

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