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

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

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

The virus, which was first isolated in 2001, is just like any other respiratory virus that spreads through air, entering the ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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.

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