hMPV is likely one of the viruses making us sick this season. Here's what to know about human metapneumovirus by Lara Herrero, The Conversation edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin ...

HMPV, or human metapneumovirus, is a respiratory virus that primarily causes upper and lower respiratory infections. It's most common in young children, older adults and immunocompromised individuals.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention previously confirmed it was monitoring a spike in cases of HMPV, or human metapneumovirus, in China’s northern provinces.

How many HMPV cases have been reported in Wisconsin? For the week of Dec. 29 to Jan. 4, DHS data shows 35 positive HMPV tests in the state, which is 2% of the total 1,770 tests administered.

But hMPV, which causes respiratory tract infections similar to colds and flu, is not new in China or elsewhere in the world and, as of Jan. 9, Chinese officials have not declared any emergency ...

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

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.

HMPV may sound like it has pandemic potential, but experts say it’s a familiar respiratory virus that generally only causes mild cold-like symptoms.

News of a respiratory virus spreading in China and footage of crowded hospitals has predictably led to panic among the people of the world, who are concerned that the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) m… ...

Reports of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), a common respiratory illness that causes flu- and cold-like symptoms, are growing across the Northern Hemisphere, including in China, though neither the ...