A recent increase in cases of the human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in China has been misrepresented on social media as evidence ...

Cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, a contagious virus that can lead to respiratory disease, is reportedly spiking in ...

HMPV is a respiratory virus that regularly circulates during cold and flu season. It is spread through coughing, sneezing and ...

Amid rising concern around respiratory illnesses in India, several state governments have raised surveillances and issued ...

EU monitoring cases amid soaring infections across China - Cases of the flu-like virus have spiked across northern Chinese ...

Two suspected cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) have been reported in Nagpur, Maharashtra, raising concerns about the ...

Amid rising concern around respiratory illnesses in India, several state governments have raised surveillances and issued ...

In China, reports of HMPV infections have indeed been rising in recent weeks in the more northerly regions. But so have ...

Reports of rising hMPV infections in China have attracted media attention, but experts say the virus poses low pandemic risk ...

A virus that's not well known to the public is spiking in China. CDC officials said HMPV is not a cause for concern here, nor is it a new virus.

Symptoms of HMPV are similar to that of the common cold and can include a cough, fever, runny nose, sore throat, wheezing, ...

China will continue to see multiple pathogens fueling its winter illness outbreak through spring, the country’s CDC said in December 2024.