Since the start of the Covid pandemic in 2019-20, we’re all more aware of “communicable diseases” – the infectious illnesses that spread from person to person.

Authorities in Kotli have issued a health alert regarding the potential spread of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV).

“The systems have been strengthened in recent years, particularly following the COVID-19 pandemic,we assure the country that any case of HMPV will be quickly identified and managed to prevent spread,” ...

Chinese scientists have identified a new bat coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, capable of binding to human cells, raising fresh concerns.

This comes as a surge in cases of the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China has raised fears of another pandemic similar to Covid, reports the Mirror US. It's been nearly half a decade ...

This flu season has been a difficult one. Not only are a lot of people getting sick, but more people are getting very sick ...

Last month, it was reported that an outbreak of a little-known virus called human metapneumovirus (HMPV) had overwhelmed some hospitals in China. It normally causes a mild cold-like illness ...

Last winter, one Brisbane mother saw two of her children admitted to different hospitals as beds ran out. This year, ...

A deluge of disinformation about a virus called hMPV is stoking anti-China sentiment across Asia and spurring unfounded concerns of renewed lockdowns, despite experts dismissing comparisons with the ...

“The systems have been strengthened in recent years, particularly following the COVID-19 pandemic, we assure the country that any case of HMPV will be quickly identified and managed to prevent ...