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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Damon Cronshaw

MYSTERIOUS: The viruses causing trouble in spring | Mind Blowing Facts

Dr David Durrheim said it was "very rare" for human metapneumovirus to cause outbreaks. Picture by Simone De Peak

Picornaviruses are causing about 25 per cent of positive PCR tests for respiratory illnesses in Hunter New England this week, Dr David Durrheim says.

Dr Durrheim, a Hunter New England Health physician, said the rhinovirus was among this class of viruses.

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