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Avian metapneumovirus

Taxonomy pass, October 2026

ICTV species Metapneumovirus avis, family Pneumoviridae. What it is, and what exists against it.

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At a glance

AbbreviationAMPV
ICTV speciesMetapneumovirus avis
FamilyPneumoviridae
Baltimore classV — (−)ssRNA
Human infectionNot known to infect humans

Also called: Metapneumovirus avis

Riboviria › Negarnaviricota › Monjiviricetes › Mononegavirales › Pneumoviridae › Metapneumovirus

What it is

Taxonomy copied from ICTV MSL41.v1 / VMR_MSL41.v1.20260729.xlsx. These ranks are not hand-edited; a correction means re-running the fetch against a newer release.

RealmRiboviria
KingdomOrthornavirae
PhylumNegarnaviricota
ClassMonjiviricetes
OrderMononegavirales
FamilyPneumoviridae
GenusMetapneumovirus
ICTV identifierICTV19910259
NCBI taxon3047384
Exemplar isolateAY640317

Host evidence

Counts of nucleotide records annotated with that host. Evidence of provenance, not a statement of host range.

Where it occurs

Not searched yet. No country-level occurrence data has been curated for this virus. The WHO reported-case data on this site covers a limited set of diseases; a virus outside it gets no map rather than an empty one.

What it does

Not searched yet. Burden, severity and transmissibility figures have not been curated for this virus yet. When they are, each will carry the exact sentence from its source.

Vaccines

In use against this virus
NameDeveloperPlatformUseStageJurisdictionsTrialsSource
Cevac Meta L Lyophilisate for Oculonasal Suspension for ChickensCeva Sante Animalelive attenuatedRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A011560 (VM 14966/3055); active substance 'Avian pneumovir
Gallimune 303 ND + IB + ARTBoehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbHinactivated wholeRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A011960 (VM 61700/3009); active substance 'Avian pneumovir
Gallimune 407 ND + IB + EDS + ARTBoehringer Ingelheim Animal Health UK Limitedinactivated wholeRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A006334 (VM 08327/5025); active substance 'Avian pneumovir
NEMOVAC Lyophilisate for Oculonasal Suspension/use in Drinking WaterBoehringer Ingelheim Animal Health UK Ltdlive attenuatedRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A003424 (VM 08327/5008); active substance 'Avian pneumovir
Nobilis Multriva RT+IBm+ND+EDS Emulsion for Injection for ChickensMSD Animal Health UK Limitedinactivated wholeRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A013723 (VM 01708/5125); active substance 'Avian metapneum
Nobilis Multriva RT+IBm+ND+Gm+REOm Emulsion for Injection for ChickensMSD Animal Health UK Limitedinactivated wholeRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A013717 (VM 01708/5126); active substance 'Avian metapneum
Nobilis Multriva RT+IBm+ND+Gm+REOm+EDS Emulsion for Injection for ChickensMSD Animal Health UK Limitedinactivated wholeRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A013632 (VM 01708/5115); active substance 'Avian metapneum
Nobilis Rhino CV Lyophilisate for Oculonasal Suspension for ChickensIntervet International B.V.live attenuatedRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A012171 (VM 06376/3061); active substance 'Avian pneumovir
Nobilis RT + IBmulti + G + NDIntervet International B.V.inactivated wholeRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A012172 (VM 06376/3012); active substance 'Avian metapneum
Nobilis RT + IBmulti + ND + EDSIntervet International B.V.inactivated wholeRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A012173 (VM 06376/3009); active substance 'Avian metapneum
Poulvac TRT Lyophilisate for Oculonasal Suspension for TurkeysZoetis UK Limitedlive attenuatedRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A002818 (VM 42058/5150); active substance 'Avian pneumovir
RESPIVAC TRT Lyophilisate for Oculonasal Suspension/Use in Drinking Water for ChickensLaboratorios Hipra SAlive attenuatedRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A013424 (VM EU/2/24/314/001-008); active substance 'Avian
Tur-3Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbHinactivated wholeRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A014645 (VM 61700/3035); active substance 'Avian pneumovir

Antivirals

Not searched yet. No US-approved antiviral for this virus was found in the openFDA drug label endpoint. Only US labels were searched, and only drugs the FDA classes as antivirals.

Antibodies and immune globulins

Not searched yet. No US-approved antiviral antibody for this virus was found in the openFDA drug label endpoint.

Approval status is not a treatment recommendation. Dosing and eligibility are on the label and in national guidelines. This page does not give medical advice and does not render dosing. A development stage is not a measure of how well something works.

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Cite this page. Avian metapneumovirus. Vaccine Data Navigator, Open Source Medicine Foundation. Built 31 October 2026 from the ICTV Virus Metadata Resource (MSL41) and NCBI Taxonomy/GenBank. https://vaccinedatanavigator.org/virus-navigator/veterinary/viruses/avian-metapneumovirus.html

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