''Metapneumovirus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of viruses in the family ''

Pneumoviridae ''Pneumoviridae'' (from Greek pneumo-, lung, -viridae, virus from Latin, poison, slimy liquid) is a family of negative-strand RNA viruses in the order '' Mononegavirales''. Humans, cattle, and rodents serve as natural hosts. Respiratory tract in ...

''. The genus contains two species: *

Avian metapneumovirus Avian metapneumovirus (aMPV), also known as turkey rhinotracheitis or swollen head syndrome, causes a variety of disease syndromes in birds, depending on the bird species and virus type (A, B, C or D). First detected in 1978 in South Africa, the ...

(aMPV) *

Human metapneumovirus ''Human metapneumovirus'' (HMPV) is a negative-sense single-stranded RNA virus of the family ''Pneumoviridae'' and is closely related to the ''Avian metapneumovirus'' (AMPV) subgroup C. It was isolated for the first time in 2001 in the Netherland ...

(hMPV)

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q16606632 Virus genera Pneumoviridae