We describe an unusual outbreak of respiratory infections caused by human metapneumovirus in children during the sixth wave of COVID-19 in Spain, associated with the Omicron variant. Patients in this outbreak were older than usual and showed more hypoxia and pneumonia, longer length of stay, and greater need for intensive care.
Keywords: COVID-19; Falces-Romero I; Pozo F; Pérez-Arenas E; Pérez-Hernandez P; Ruiz S; SARS-CoV-2; Spain; Spain. Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Apr [date cited]. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2904.230046; Suggested citation for this article: García-García ML; children; et al. Human metapneumovirus infections during COVID-19 pandemic; human metapneumovirus; outbreak; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.