Report of death in children with SARS-CoV-2 and Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) co-infection: is hMPV the trigger?

In the last month of 2019, a new virus called SARS-CoV-2 was discovered in Wuhan, China. This virus causes a wide range of symptoms, and respiratory tract illness is the most common disorder. To investigate the presence of other respiratory viruses, we performed a panel of virus detection through PCR and RT-PCR tests to detect influenza virus, parainfluenza virus, Human metapneumovirus, Human bocavirus, adenovirus, and respiratory syncytial virus on nasopharyngeal swabs of all 74 SARS-CoV-2 positive dead patients. Here we report an interesting finding of the co-infection of SARS-CoV-2 and Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in three deceased children in North Khorasan Province, Iran. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.