59 cases of HMPV and two deaths due to co-morbidities have been reported from January 6-29, as per the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), Union minister Prataprao Jadhav told the ...

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV), although discovered in 2001, is making headlines after an unspecified increase in cases was reported in China. Although it has not been officially pronounced by local ...

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is another in the catalog of respiratory viruses causing a stir. The virus peaked in spring, affecting a number of children and the elderly, per CNN. Most of the time ...

Cases of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) are rising in the UK, weeks after images of packed hospital waiting rooms in China sparked alarm on social media. It was dubbed the “mystery virus” as ...

There is no evidence that post-mortem samples were taken from a premature baby after his death, a hospital boss has said. Documents appear to suggest that four samples were sent for testing following ...

First reported in children from the Netherlands in 2001. Retrospective studies have shown the presence of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in the human population from as early as the 1950s.

People in the UK have been advised to avoid some medical settings and to wear masks in some hospitals and clinics after a rise in cases of a virus now as HMPV. Infections caused concern when there ...

The HMPV is a respiratory virus that can cause mild to severe illness. The vulnerable group includes young children, older adults, and individuals with weakened immune systems A one-year-old girl ...

The Health Minister, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has confirmed the detection of a single case of the Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV) in Ghana. According to him, the case was detected in an elderly adult ...