An outbreak of severe respiratory tract infection due to human metapneumovirus in a long-term care facility for the elderly in Oregon

Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) was demonstrated to be responsible for an outbreak of acute respiratory tract infection with high morbidity and mortality among residents of a long-term care facility for the elderly during the late spring–summer in Oregon. Respiratory virus infections are a common cause of death in the elderly and the burden of human metapneumovirus may be underestimated. This case report stresses the importance of hMPV in causing...