Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) has been hitting the headlines recently as one of the lesser-known winter illnesses that can cause symptoms similar to a cold ...

As China continues to monitor an increase in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), here's what you need to know about the ...

Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a respiratory virus that may not be on most folk’s radars, but it’s more common than you ...

Even as the world fixates on hMPV, a genuine pandemic threat is emerging in the form of H5N1 bird flu. The virus has jumped to cows and spread across the country through dairy herds, poultry farms and ...

The WHO has downplayed concerns over a rise in HMPV cases, saying outbreaks are normal during winter in the Northern ...

A common respiratory virus called human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, has been spreading in some countries in Asia, including China, India, Malaysia and Kazakhstan. Here’s what we know ...

In China, reports of HMPV infections have indeed been rising in recent weeks in the more northerly regions. But so have reports of all the other respiratory pathogens including seasonal flu, ...

Professor Paul Hunter from the University of East Anglia notes that almost every child contracts HMPV by five years of age, with reinfections occurring throughout life. “HMPV typically causes ...

and China’s CDC data shows that there have also been rises in a number of other common respiratory infections, including the seasonal flu and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. “China’s ...

“China maintained Covid prevention measures a ... “There are cheap tests for flu, Covid, and RSV that can be used by clinicians anywhere,” he says. “But there’s not really any cheap ...

Healthshots.com reported on January 3: "China is facing a surge in respiratory illnesses, including a rising outbreak of human metapneumovirus (hMPV). Reports suggest the virus is spreading rapidly, ...